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LOT 1208
Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7/8 in. (5.47 grams, 23 mm).
With intaglio hunting scene depicting dense vegetation and a huntsman; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom an important Mayfair collection, 1970-1999; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
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LOT 1208
Mesopotamian Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Conical foundation nail fragment with broad domed top, columns of cuneiform text to the shank: 'dnin-gir -su ur-saĝ-kal-ga- den-lil -la lugal-a-ni gu -de -a ensi ŠIR.BUR.LAki-ke nig -du -e pa mu-na-e e -ninnu AN.IM.DUGUD-babbar -ra-ni mu-na-du ki-bi mu-na-gi', reading: 'Ningirsu, the strong hero of Enlil his king, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, made ideal values shine and built Eninnu, his white eagle, and restored it'. 355 grams, 95 mm
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