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LOT 0983

Western Asiatic Stone Geometric Cylinder Seal

CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

2 in. (8.12 grams, 52 mm).

With geometric pattern of concentric lines and pellets. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.073.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 21, for type.

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LOT 0983

Western Asiatic Stone Geometric Cylinder Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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