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LOT 1029
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (5.7 grams, 32 mm).
With drilled and incised geometric design. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.12.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, item 25, for type.
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