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LOT 0209
Old Babylonian Stone Cylinder Seal for Sherum-ili, Son of Begum, Servant of Ninsianna
CIRCA 2000-1530 B.C.
1 in. (9.53 grams, 25 mm).
With three columns of cuneiform inscription, reading 'Sherum-ili, son of Begum, servant of Ninsianna', a standing robed figure on each side; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the late S, London, UK, 1970-2000.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the 1990s.
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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LOT 0209
Old Babylonian Stone Cylinder Seal for Sherum-ili, Son of Begum, Servant of Ninsianna
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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Mounted on a perspex column in the 1970s. From the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. 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.
