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LOT 0934
Old Babylonian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal for (the god) Shamash, (and goddess) Aya
CIRCA 1894-1595 B.C.
5/8 in. (4.2 grams, 16 mm).
With incised frieze of a seated figure in a tiered robe facing two standing figures in floor-length garments two columns of cuneiform text to the rear. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.038.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 97, for type.
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LOT 0934
Old Babylonian Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal for (the god) Shamash, (and goddess) Aya
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
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