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LOT 0904
Western Asiatic Frit Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (11 grams, 37 mm).
With incised design of a standing figure in fringed garment drawing his bow against an antelope, fronds in the field. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.072.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 148, for type.
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