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LOT 1482
Western Asiatic Cream Stone Cylinder Seal with Figure and Gryphon
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (2.33 grams, 17.06 mm).
Frieze depicting a standing robed figure in profile with one hand raised to an orb above a column, advancing gryphon to the other side; 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 1482
Western Asiatic Cream Stone Cylinder Seal with Figure and Gryphon
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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