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    11 December 2003

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    • A PHOENICIAN FAIENCE CYLINDER
    Lot 329

    A PHOENICIAN FAIENCE CYLINDER SEAL

    CIRCA 1000-700 B.C.

    Price realised

    USD 4,780

    Estimate

    USD 5,000 - USD 7,000

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    A PHOENICIAN FAIENCE CYLINDER SEAL
    Circa 1000-700 B.C.
    Turquoise green in color, engraved in Egyptianizing style with two cartouches featuring the hieroglyphs for a pharaoh, perhaps Sety I, and including a mention of Ptah, creator god of Memphis, a broad band of crossed lines above
    1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm.) long

    Provenance

    Acquired by the current owner in the 1980s.

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