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LOT 1110
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
AKKADIAN HAEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL WITH PRESENTATION SCENE
LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (15 grams, 26.6 mm).
LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (15 grams, 26.6 mm).
With incuse frieze depicting a standing robed figure with one leg and one arm extended towards a supplicant in floor-length garment offering a bird in both hands towards the first figure; sun-disc above the bird's head; third standing figure in flounced garment behind the supplicant. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
From a Scottish private collection, Perthshire, 1990s.
FOOTNOTES:
About half the surface of the seal has been left blank; this was probably intended to be inscribed with a cuneiform text.
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TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
