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LOT 1287
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (8.85 grams, 24 mm).
With frieze of robed figures in profile with faravahar above and objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom 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 1287
Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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