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LOT 1376
Western Asiatic Orange Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Figure
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (10.2 grams, 28 mm).
Profile figure standing, wearing a tiered and flounced floor-length robe; chipped; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a similar (complete) Neo-Babylonian seal in Wilson, J.A., Allen, T.G., Ancient Oriental Cylinder and Other Seals, with a description of the collection of Mrs. William H.Moore, Chicago, 1940, fig.130.
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LOT 1376
Western Asiatic Orange Banded Agate Cylinder Seal with Figure
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £90
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