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Akkadian Green Jasper Cylinder Seal with Hero Akkadian Green Jasper Cylinder Seal with Hero Akkadian Green Jasper Cylinder Seal with Hero
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LOT 0228

Akkadian Green Jasper Cylinder Seal with Hero

CIRCA 2300-2200 B.C.

1 1/4 in. (12.23 grams, 34 mm).

Slightly waisted with bronze caps, accompanied by a handwritten scholarly note signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of green stone with bronze caps; 34 x 16 mm. overall. Matching pair of contestants: nude hero and rampant lion. Inscription: name of ancient owner, but secondary, cannot be read. Akkadian, c. 2300-2200 B.C. Condition fine.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

From a London, UK, collection, 1980s.
Ex North American collection.

Accompanied by a scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0228

Akkadian Green Jasper Cylinder Seal with Hero

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340

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