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LOT 1274

Western Asiatic Orange Jasper Cylinder Seal with Animals

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 in. (4.6 grams, 24 mm).

With incised frieze of birds and animals in a landscape, guilloche borders above and below. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.015.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 607, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1274

Western Asiatic Orange Jasper Cylinder Seal with Animals

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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