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LOT 1152
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal with Throne Scene
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (3.75 grams, 21 mm).
Carnelian seal with intaglio frieze of a robed figure seated on a throne and holding a wreath with one arm raised towards a standing figure wearing a tunic and longer robe with one arm raised and holding a sceptre towards a spear with streamers and a figure facing him in a long robe with hands held out; pellets and objects in the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s.
Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.
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