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Levantine Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Standing Human Figure Levantine Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Standing Human Figure Levantine Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Standing Human Figure
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LOT 1095

Levantine Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Standing Human Figure

CIRCA 1200-900 B.C.

5/8 in. (5.06 grams, 18 cm).

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: 'Description of Cylinder Seal of Soft Black Stone, 19 x 11 mm. Standing human with big shock of hair, resting one hand on the head of a child; quadruped standing on base-line with 'delta' between legs; pecking bird, tree, bull's horns (?), combined star and crescent, fly, and one or two unidentified items. The whole design is put between rules. Levantine, c. 1200-900 B.C. An unusual design. Condition: good.'; supplied with 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 October 1987.
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 1095

Levantine Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Standing Human Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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