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LOT 1061
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (7.63 grams, 25 mm).
With facing female figure beneath a bird flanked by a male figure in knee-length tunic and female figure in ankle-length robe. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.059.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, item 42, for type.
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LOT 1061
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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