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LOT 1082

Eastern Syrian Faience Cylinder Seal with Worship Scenes

CIRCA 800-600 B.C.

1 3/8 in. (13.5 grams, 36 mm).

Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, hand written and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of Green faience, 36x15mm. The design shows a stylized sacred tree and a reared up kid on either side. A stylized solar disc serves as a terminal. This seal is to be dated c. 800-600 B.C. and comes from Mesopotamia or Eastern Syria. For faience it is a large seal in good condition.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.P38.

Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, hand written and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert dated December 1990.
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 1082

Eastern Syrian Faience Cylinder Seal with Worship Scenes

Sold for (Inc. bp): £650

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