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LOT 0824
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
LATE 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (34.6 grams, 36 mm).
A waisted cylindrical marble stamp seal bearing a worship scene composed of a procession of robed human figures advancing left, towards a seated figure; pierced vertically for suspension.
ProvenancePrivate family collection formed in London, mid 1980s to early 1990s.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1999.325.12, for a comparable scene dated early 2nd millennium B.C.
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LOT 0824
Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
Estimate £450 - 650€520 - 750 (for guidance only)$610 - 880 (for guidance only)
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