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LOT 0913
Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (10.9 grams, 29 mm).
With incised braided design forming diamond-shape hatching. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.055.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 28.
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