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LOT 0219
Neo-Assyrian Banded Calcite Cylinder Seal with Worshipping Scene
8TH–7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (31 grams total, seal: 24 mm).
Cylinder seal mounted on a card backing with wooden edging; plaster impression; old collector's handwritten notes '40. Néo Assyrien 9°-7° siècle Av.J.C. Calcedoine. Thème du maître des animaux saisissant deux bouquetins. Au centre de la ronde des animaux se tient un griffon ailé. Dans le champ, étoile d'Ishtar. Derrière le héros se dresse un lion qui s'apprête à saisir un bouquetin cabré.' (40. Neo-Assyrian. 9th-7th century BC. Theme of the master of animals seizing two ibexes. In the centre of the circle of animals stands a winged gryphon. In the field, the star of Ishtar. Behind the hero appears a lion who prepares to seize a rearing ibex.); supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAntonovitch Gallery, Paris, 1978.
Chesnes Gallery, Lyon, 1982.
Acquired at Drouot, Paris, 2022.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0219
Neo-Assyrian Banded Calcite Cylinder Seal with Worshipping Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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