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LOT 0220
Western Asiatic Red Jasper Cylinder Seal with Figures
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (3.68 grams, 28.4 mm).
Frieze depicting two standing profile figures wearing ankle-length robes, their raised hands supporting a crescent with pellets in a vertical column, second pelleted motif to the rear; 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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