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LOT 0860
Western Asiatic Chalcedony Cylinder Seal
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (3.69 grams, 23 mm).
With carved foliage design. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.046.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
See Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, for discussion.
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