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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.
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LOT 0228
Western Asiatic Orange Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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