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LOT 0856

Western Asiatic Jasper Cylinder Seal with Animals

CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

3/4 in. (12.8 grams, 18 mm).

With running frieze of animals in an undulating band. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.066.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 19.

CONDITION
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LOT 0856

Western Asiatic Jasper Cylinder Seal with Animals

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

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