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LOT 0223
Cylinder Seal with Standing Figure
CYPRIOT TYPE, CIRCA 1300 B.C.
1/4 - 1 in. (6.27 grams total, 8.2-27.3 mm).
Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Black Stone, 27 x 10 mm. The design is very full: the central figure is standing, wearing a short garment reaching just above the knees and holding a spear in one raised hand, before him is a kneeling figure, then there are three quadrupeds, two more or less naturalistic, one with wings and a bird's head. There is also a heraldically placed bird and numerous lines and shapes to fill every vacant space. This seal is a rare Cypriot type, c.1300 B.C., from either Cyprus itself or the adjacent coastal lands of Asia Minor or Syria.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.
Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in July 1991.
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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