Sceau-cylindre deeply engraved with horses, felines and cattle fighting.
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Sceau-cylindre

deeply engraved with horses, felines and cattle fighting. Steatite (chips, no deposits) Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasty II or III H: 3.9 cm D: 2.2 cm accompanied by its plaster print Provenance: de Ricqlès sale, October 2, 2000, expert Jean-Philippe Mariaud de Serres

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Sceau-cylindre

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