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LOT 1015
Western Asiatic Banded Quartz Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (5.4 grams, 23 mm).
With frieze depicting a throne-room scene, seated king in tiered robe confronted by two robed supplicants with an altar and idol, two columns of later added cuneiform text. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.25.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 104, for type.
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LOT 1015
Western Asiatic Banded Quartz Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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