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LOT 0246

Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Figural Combat Scene

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

3/4 in. (3.28 grams, 21 mm).

Polished haematite cylinder with incuse frieze depicting a standing profile human figure in flounced kilt and mesh tunic brandishing a dagger towards a rearing ibex, with two smaller ovicaprids at his feet, bird above his shoulder; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

From a Cotswold, UK, collection, item no.115; as seen and catalogued by the late Professor Wilfrid George Lambert pre 1990.

Footnotes

The late W.G. Lambert was Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham in the period 1970-1993.

CONDITION

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LOT 0246

Western Asiatic Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Figural Combat Scene

Sold for (Inc. bp): £780

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