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LOT 1647
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Walking Figures
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 /4 in. (2.76 grams, 21 mm).
Cylinder with a procession of three walking men wearing long robes, a bull's head with a sun disc and other symbols on the field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s.
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LOT 1647
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal with Walking Figures
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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