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LOT 0907
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal for the Daughter of ur-Suen
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (3.9 grams, 21 mm).
With frieze depicting a standing figure in knee-length robe approached by two bearded figures in tiered floor-length robes, crescent between and three later columns of cuneiform text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.027.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, item 34, for type.
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LOT 0907
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal for the Daughter of ur-Suen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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Opening Bid: £250
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Opening Bid: £53
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