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LOT 1069
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (8.97 grams, 23 mm).
With incised frieze of a standing figure in pleated robe holding a sword towards a figure in floor-length fringed garment with raised arms, smaller figure behind him and a third in a tiered robe; group of four small figures to the rear. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.07.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 382, for type.
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LOT 1069
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Processional Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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