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Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures
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LOT 1250

Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

5/8 in. (2.13 grams, 15 mm).

With frieze of standing figures, fronds, vases, scrolls, birds and other items. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.030.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 567, 573, for type.

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LOT 1250

Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Figures

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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