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LOT 1400
Western Asiatic Red Jasper Cylinder Seal with Court Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (1.36 grams, 17.76 mm).
Frieze depicting a court scene with a seated figure in profile with one hand raised towards a standing figure wearing a floor-length robe, to the rear a bird with wings spread above a cluster of pelleted roundels; 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 1400
Western Asiatic Red Jasper Cylinder Seal with Court Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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