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LOT 0228

Western Asiatic Orange Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 in. (5.33 grams, 24.2 mm).

Frieze of a hunting scene with an advancing figure with a tall headdress trampling a running gryphon and drawing a bow and arrow towards a fleeing gryphon with its head turned towards him; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0228

Western Asiatic Orange Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene

Sold for (Inc. bp): £845

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