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LOT 0222
Western Asiatic Red Agate Cylinder Seal with Gryphons
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (1.44 grams, 20.8 mm).
Frieze with two rearing gryphons flanking a vertical column, a third crouching gryphon between them; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Western Asiatic Engraved Carnelian Calligraphic Intaglio
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