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LOT 0849

Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

5/8 in. (0.94 grams, 15 mm).

With frieze of one sitting and two standing figures. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.031.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 92, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0849

Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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