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LOT 0232
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (3.09 grams, 21.8 mm).
Comprising a standing figure in profile with both arms raised towards a supine figure with a pile of transverse knives above and a goat or ibex below; to the rear, a standing horse above a kneeling figure with an adze and a crouching dog perpendicular; 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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LOT 0232
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
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