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A large Levantine black serpentine cylinder seal

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A large Levantine black serpentine cylinder seal

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Description

A large Levantine black serpentine cylinder seal, c. 1400 - 1000 BC, depicting an enthroned figure facing a rampant animal, four arranged crescents beyond before an upside down figure. L: 3.0cm; W: 2.1cm. Ex-California Museum of Art (CS5012), acquired 1989.

Condition

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