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LOT 1322
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (2.68 grams, 17 mm).
With intaglio frieze depicting a helmetted hero with wings on his back standing between and gripping two rearing winged monsters with quadruped body and a human head, to the rear a frond and an altar with miniature figurine; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1970s.
Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.
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