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LOT 0825
Neo-Assyrian Black Jasper Cylinder Seal with Cultic Banquet Scene
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 in. (9.12 grams, 32 mm).
Engraved with a cultic banquet scene, composed of two figures standing facing, a jar on a table between them, standards to their left and right, crescent moon and star in the field above; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2000s.
Important collection of a London gentleman.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1985.357.46, for similar.
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LOT 0825
Neo-Assyrian Black Jasper Cylinder Seal with Cultic Banquet Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
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