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LOT 1414
Western Asiatic Cream Stone Cylinder Seal Figural Scene
CIRCA 1400-1300 B.C.
1 in. (5.82 grams, 27 mm).
With a frieze depicting a standing figure in a knee-length kilt, one arm extended towards a seated figure with a bent arm and perching bird; supplied with an old collector's record card and a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Accompanied by a previous handwritten catalogue note card.
See Van Der Osten, H.H., ‘The Ancient Seals from the Near East in the Metropolitan Museum: Old and Middle Persian Seals’ in The Art Bulletin, vol.13, no.2, New Year, June, 1931, p.223, lett.D, for a seal in a similar figural style.
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LOT 1414
Western Asiatic Cream Stone Cylinder Seal Figural Scene
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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