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LOT 1251

Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal Group

2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.

3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (65 grams total, 19-31 mm).

Including one drum-shaped alabaster type with segmented geometric design, one polished columnar example with frieze of figures and other types. [6]

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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 1251

Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal Group

Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)

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