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LOT 1160
Western Asiatic Marble Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (17 grams, 31 mm).
With large central hole, incised frieze of a seated figure offering a cup to a figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind him in a tiered robe, canine and scorpion to the rear. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.04.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 98, for type.
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LOT 1160
Western Asiatic Marble Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
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