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LOT 1471
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 - 1 3/8 in. (25.5 grams total, 23.6-34 mm).
Comprising: court scene with seated figure, supplicant, bird in flight and dog; scene with coiled snake, and linear figure; frieze with stylised insect with hexagonal body; combat scene with two rearing gryphons attacking a bull, human attendant to the rear; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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