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LOT 0193
Mesopotamian White Stone Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 3200 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (28 grams, 34 mm).
With frieze of animals; accompanied by a museum-quality impression and typed and signed scholarly note issued by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of white marble, 34x21mm. Four vertical rows of three animals each, largely done with the drill. Mesopotamian, c.3200 B.C. Condition fair.'
ProvenanceEx S. collection, London, UK, 1980s-2000s.
Accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
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