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Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
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LOT 1166

Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

3/4 in. (6.27 grams, 20 mm).

With incised frieze of a seated figure extending his hand to a standing figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe and a third holding a sceptre in a fringed robe. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.026.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 92, for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 1166

Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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