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In fossilized shell, showing two heroes fighting two rampant beas…

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SEAL-CYLINDER In fossilized shell, showing two heroes fighting two rampant beasts, with a god watching them. H. 34 mm; D. 20 mm. Mesopotamia, Halaf culture, 4th millennium B.C. Provenance: Rassla Foundation, Zurich, acquired from Charles Ede, London, March 1976, n. 4973. A Mesopotamian fossilized shell cylinder seal, showing two heroes fighting beasts, a god is observing. Halaf For buyers from the European Union: This lot is sold under temporary import status. Buyers will only be charged an additional handling fee. No import VAT will be charged. Buyers inside European Union: The lot is sold under Temporary Import status. Buyers will only have to pay additional paperworks fees. No import VAT will be charged to them.

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