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live December 9 | 02:00 PM
Gorny & Mosch

243 - Cylinder seal with an animal scene. Akkadian, ca. 2400–2200 B.C. H 2.2 cm, ø 0.9 cm. White limestone. Two friezes depict gazelles standing and grazing among plants. In the upper register, the horned animals face to the right; in the lower register, they face each other. Intact. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Karl Müller, Germany; collected between 1950 and 1977. Cylinder seal of limestone. Akkadian Period, c. 2400–2200 BC. H 2.2 cm, ø 0.9 cm. Two friezes depict grazing gazelles standing amidst plants, facing right in the upper register and facing each other in the lower register. Intact.

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€640

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Estimation

€640 - 800

Sale fees

28%

Cylinder seal with an animal scene. Akkadian, ca. 2400–2200 B.C. H 2.2 cm, ø 0.9 cm. White limestone. Two friezes depict gazelles standing and grazing among plants. In the upper register, the horned animals face to the right; in the lower register, they face each other. Intact. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Karl Müller, Germany; collected between 1950 and 1977. Cylinder seal of limestone. Akkadian Period, c. 2400–2200 BC. H 2.2 cm, ø 0.9 cm. Two friezes depict grazing gazelles standing amidst plants, facing right in the upper register and facing each other in the lower register. Intact.

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Auction details

Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)
Wednesday, December 9
02:00 PM
Maximiliansplatz 20
80333 Munich, Germany

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Gorny & Mosch +(49)8.92.42.26.430 info@gmcoinart.de
On Drouot for 5 years avec More than 18,000 lots published

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