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LOT 0909
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Combat Scene
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (13.9 grams, 27 mm).
With carved frieze showing fighting scenes with a hero and animals; shell or polished stone. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.06.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Collon, D., Near Eastern Seals, London, 1990, item 45, for type.
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