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LOT 1301

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

LATE BABYLONIAN STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH PRESENTATION SCENE
CIRCA 900-600 B.C.
7/8 in. (5.69 grams, 22 mm).

The scene in a single register presenting a seated figure, possibly a deity, with a raised arm, a worshipper before him with one raised arm; a crouching horned quadruped behind the worshipper, a winged figure above; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.

PROVENANCE:
From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.

CONDITION
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