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LOT 0203
Old Babylonian Stone Cylinder Seal with Inscription
EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (17 grams, 26 mm).
With frieze depicting a worshipper and a goddess both facing an enthroned king holding a cup in one hand, sun-disc and crescent above; the king wearing a cap and tiered robe, the throne raised on a dais and covered with a fringed cloth; the worshipper youthful with hands clasped before his chest, wearing a floor-length garment over his shoulder; the goddess wearing a tiered headdress and flounced floor-length robe, with hands raised in salutation; two pairs of smaller figures, one with a toothed weapon; column of cuneiform text reading 'ᵈNin-subur, sukkal an-na' ('Ninshubur, the approved vizier', or 'heavenly vizier'); supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom an important London, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
Accompanied by a previous two page illustrated catalogue report.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12249-222296.
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Opening Bid: £200
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1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
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UK gallery, early 2000s.
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