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LOT 0245

Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

3/4 in. (2.7 grams, 20 mm).

With incised frieze of a standing crowned figure offering a frond to a facing female figure with a third in floor-length garment behind, two columns of later cuneiform text to the rear. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.036.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 108, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0245

Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £910

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