Old Babylonian Hardstone Stone Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene

MESOPOTAMIA, 1800-1600 B.C.

1 3/8 in. (38.7 grams, 36 mm).

Cylinder with a scene composed of a seated male figure wearing a horned crown and long dress, holding a vessel; facing two standing male figures, one of them holding a jar with overflowing water; two standing figures with one holding the other; a tall column or tree behind the seated deity figure; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private European collection, 1990s.

Literature

For similar, see Harvard Art Museum, object number 1993.183; Michael C.Carlos Museum, object number 2008.031.261.

CONDITION

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LOT 0249