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LOT 1110
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (6.4 grams, 22 mm).
With frieze of advancing figures, objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1110
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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