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LOT 0874
Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (4.1 grams, 21 mm).
With incised frieze of a seated figure in tiered garment facing a standing figure in floor-length garment, second figure behind with arms crossed at the chest, blank space to the rear to accept text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; ; collection no.067.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 115, for type.
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LOT 0874
Western Asiatic Shell Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Opening Bid: £50
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