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Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene
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LOT 1118

Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

5/8 in. (2.41 grams, 16 mm).

With frieze depicting a figure standing within an arch with arms raised, approached by a helmetted figure with arms bent and a figure in a flounced robe; gryphon beneath a guilloche beneath an ibex; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Ex S collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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LOT 1118

Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105

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