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LOT 1267
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 - 1 1/8 in. (56 grams total, 17-29 mm).
Comprising seven cylinder seals including one with a contest scene, one showing a procession of animals, two with figures, and others. [7]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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