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LOT 1266
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Quadrupeds
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (4 grams, 24 mm).
Deeply engraved and showing two reclining quadrupeds with long necks, with two small reclining stags above, pellets on the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a similar seal in Buchanan, B., Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection, New Yale and London, 1981, no.179.
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LOT 1266
Western Asiatic Steatite Cylinder Seal with Quadrupeds
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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