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LOT 0183
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (33.8 grams, 39 mm).
A cylinder seal of black stone with rounded edges, incuse frieze depicting a standing female in slim dress, a tree with radiating fruit and leaves, second similar female extending an arm over a small figure with a spear, winged sun-disc (faravahar) above.
ProvenanceFrom an important family collection.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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LOT 0183
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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