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LOT 0289
Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal with Court Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/4 in. (17.7 grams, 43 mm).
With court scene: female figure with looped headdress seated on a four-legged chair with her raised arms from which two streams of liquid issue to the floor; to her rear, a guilloche panel with gryphon perched on top with small birds, advancing lion beneath; tall robed figure facing the female, with floor-length spilt robe, attendant with fan and objects in the field; bronze loop to one end; possibly some re-engraving; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 3, for type.
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