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LOT 1429
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder and Stamp Seal with Animal Frieze
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (12.3 grams, 24 mm).
Columnar in profile with domed top and pierced laterally; tiered shoulders, low-relief frieze with supine human figure and wolf; geometric design to underside.
Provenance
From the London collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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LOT 1429
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder and Stamp Seal with Animal Frieze
Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
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