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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]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.073.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 21, for type.
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