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LOT 1614
Western Asiatic Moss Agate Cylinder Seal with Farming Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (2.22 grams, 17 mm).
With frieze depicting two male figures in profile, one wearing a short and one a long skirt, both harvesting a wheat field; a horned quadruple animal between the men; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
LiteratureSee The Louvre Museum, item number AO 6620 for the motif.
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LOT 1614
Western Asiatic Moss Agate Cylinder Seal with Farming Scene
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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