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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]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.015.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 607, for type.
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LOT 1274
Western Asiatic Orange Jasper Cylinder Seal with Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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