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Cylinder Seal: Two Figures with Raised Arms

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Two figures with raised arms face two rampant antelopes.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics Marcopoli collection Aleppo (by 1984). McLendon collection (by 1993) sold; [through Christie's New York June 14 1993 lot 208] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums 1993. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Marian H. Phinney Fund
Title: Cylinder Seal: Two Figures with Raised Arms
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Two figures with raised arms face two rampant antelopes.

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