Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
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1st millennium B.C. and later. A haematite cylinder seal with frieze depicting a female figure picking fruit from a tree, a spearman advancing, a man leaning forwards towards a palm tree; pierced centrally for suspension, probably re-engraved; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. Cf. Collon, D., Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum, Cylinder Seals V, Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods, London, 2001, esp. pl.XX, nos.248-252, for type. 13.6 grams, 24 mm (1 in.). Acquired 1980s-1990s. Private collection of H. N., Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK. [No Reserve]
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Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Figural Scene
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