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LOT 0197
Akkadian Alabaster Cylinder Seal of Kiruzum (or Hurruzum), Servant of (the Goddess) Ninsianna
LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (42 grams, 38 mm).
With frieze depicting a throne-room scene, seated king in tiered robe confronted by two robed supplicants with an altar and idol, two columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12245-222160.
Literature
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 104, for type.
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LOT 0197
Akkadian Alabaster Cylinder Seal of Kiruzum (or Hurruzum), Servant of (the Goddess) Ninsianna
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
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