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.

CONDITION

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