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LOT 0216
Kassite Stone Cylinder Seal with 'Merciful is An-Amurru, Giver of Health' Inscription
CIRCA 1530-1200 B.C.
1 in. (7.91 grams, 26 mm).
With six columns of cuneiform inscription, reading 'Merciful is An-Amurru, giver of health -- his reverent servant, Ahushina, son of Itti-Ea-...'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the 1990s.
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 0216
Kassite Stone Cylinder Seal with 'Merciful is An-Amurru, Giver of Health' Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
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