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LOT 1070
Akkadian Cylinder Seal with Water-God Enki
23RD-22ND CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (4.55 grams, 20 mm).
Mottled chalcedony with judgement scene; the water-god Enki seated confronts a human flanked by robed and bearded supporters, two columns of cuneiform text, chipped. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cohen Antiques, London W8.
From the M. Cloake collection, acquired in 1977.
From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.
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