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    Sale 9828

    THE SURENA COLLECTION OF NEAR EASTERN CYLINDER SEALS

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    11 June 2001

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    • A JEMDET NASR GREEN STONE CYLI
    Lot 401

    A JEMDET NASR GREEN STONE CYLINDER SEAL

    CIRCA 3000 B.C.

    Price realised

    USD 3,290

    Estimate

    USD 3,000 - USD 5,000

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    A JEMDET NASR GREEN STONE CYLINDER SEAL
    Circa 3000 B.C.
    With two pairs of back-to-back recumbent horned animals beside a temple, a single spouted vessel placed centrally among them, a vessel with a branch between the upper pair, the temple facade with a double band of decoration on each side, a single band on top, and two eye-motifs above the door panels
    29 x 23 mm

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