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LOT 1195
Western Asiatic Variated Green Stone Cylinder Seal with Cuneiform Inscription
1400-1300 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (16.41 grams, 32 mm).
An unfinished court scene with seated figure in profile wearing a tall headdress facing a kneeling figure with arms bent; lightly incised, with space for cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a similar seal of Kassite Period in Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley-Los Angeles, 1984, no.135.
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LOT 1195
Western Asiatic Variated Green Stone Cylinder Seal with Cuneiform Inscription
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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