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LOT 1035
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Birds
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (8.8 grams, 17 mm).
With incised and drilled bird motifs. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.02.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 612, for type.
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