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LOT 0237
Early Achaemenid Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
550-450 B.C.
3/4 in. (3.28 grams, 18 mm).
With a dynamic frieze composed of a large bird, possibly an ostrich, running and looking back towards human-bodied winged bull, the anthropomorphic creature (possibly depicting Lamassu) wearing a crown and drawing a bow aiming it at the escaping bird, a small bird on the foreground; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom 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 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 0237
Early Achaemenid Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. Accompanied by a description by Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz. 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.
