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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Trial Piece: -num, son of Ad-da-al(?)-a/za(?) Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Trial Piece: -num, son of Ad-da-al(?)-a/za(?) Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Trial Piece: -num, son of Ad-da-al(?)-a/za(?)
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LOT 0940

Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Trial Piece: -num, son of Ad-da-al(?)-a/za(?)

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER

1 1/8 in. (6.06 grams, 30 mm).

Steatite or talc with two columns of cuneiform text, un-drilled: -num, son of Ad-da-al(?)-a/za(?); possibly unfinished. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.083.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

See Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, for discussion.

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LOT 0940

Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Trial Piece: -num, son of Ad-da-al(?)-a/za(?)

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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