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LOT 0208
Western Asiatic Neo-Assyrian Stone Cylinder Seal with Scorpions and Fish
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (2.58 grams, 16 mm).
With frieze depicting three scorpions, four fishes and other items in themed groups; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
Literature
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 563, for type.
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LOT 0208
Western Asiatic Neo-Assyrian Stone Cylinder Seal with Scorpions and Fish
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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