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LOT 0963
Western Asiatic Mottled Agate Cylinder Seal Section with Figures
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (7.89 grams, 21 mm).
With incised frieze of figures and a frond or tree. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 157, for type.
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LOT 0963
Western Asiatic Mottled Agate Cylinder Seal Section with Figures
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Acquired 1979-1999. From the collection of a deceased London gentleman, thence by descent. -
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Opening Bid: £400
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with a London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
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