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LOT 1510
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Animals
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (5.22 grams, 18.63 mm).
Frieze depicting two robed figures each holding a spear, stag and other animals; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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