Mesopotamian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 in. (6.9 grams, 25 mm).

With frieze depicting two seated figures opposed beneath quadrupeds, dog seated to one side, rosettes and other objects in the field; columns of cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK.
From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 1278