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LOT 0887
Western Asiatic Limestone Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (35.3 grams, 38 mm).
Cotton-reel type with incised 'eye' and saltire motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.074.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 18, for type.
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