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LOT 0922
Western Asiatic Grey Agate Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.91 grams, 17 mm).
With incised frieze of a seated figure extending both arms to a figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, crescent and three asterisks to the rear. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 93, for type.
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LOT 0922
Western Asiatic Grey Agate Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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