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LOT 0235
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal in Gold Mount
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 in. (5.45 grams, 24.7 mm).
Cylindrical hematite seal showing a robed figure standing on a supplicant, and holding a long staff, symbols behind; another scene positioned vertically showing two standing figures holding an idol(?) between them; mounted on a gold loop; 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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