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Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
CIRCA 750-600 B.C.
3/4 in. (4.11 grams, 19 mm).
Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ' Cylinder seal of Cornelian, 20 x 11 mm. On the right a deity is seated on a throne with a high back decorated with sparkling knobs. This deity holds an unidentified object in one hand while raising the other. Facing stands a worshiper raising the right hand with index finger extended, extending the left and with palm cupped. Between the two figures is a fire-bowl raised on a pole with fire burning in the pan. Three filling motifs serve as a terminal: the lunar crescent, a lozenge-shape, and a fish. This is a Neo-Assyrian seal in late drilled style. c. 750-600 B.C.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
PROVENANCE:
From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.P1.
Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert dated March 1992.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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