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CIRCA 5TH-EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GRAECO-PERSIAN BANDED AGATE CYLINDER SEAL
Circa 5th-Early 4th Century B.C.
Barrel-shaped, with a Persian horseman riding to the right, spearing a charging bear, its fore-legs raised, the horse with dressed tail and a fringed saddle-cloth, the horseman wearing a soft Persian tiara, tunic and trousers, holding the reigns in one hand, the spear held high in the other
29 x 11.5 mm
Circa 5th-Early 4th Century B.C.
Barrel-shaped, with a Persian horseman riding to the right, spearing a charging bear, its fore-legs raised, the horse with dressed tail and a fringed saddle-cloth, the horseman wearing a soft Persian tiara, tunic and trousers, holding the reigns in one hand, the spear held high in the other
29 x 11.5 mm
Provenance
Said to be from near Kirkuk
Acquired in 1940 and passed by descent to a Lady of Title
Important Antiquities, Christie's London, 21 April 1999, lot 2
Acquired in 1940 and passed by descent to a Lady of Title
Important Antiquities, Christie's London, 21 April 1999, lot 2