Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal in Gold Mount

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER

1 in. (5.45 grams, 24.7 mm).

Cylindrical hematite seal showing a robed figure standing on a supplicant, and holding a long staff, symbols behind; another scene positioned vertically showing two standing figures holding an idol(?) between them; mounted on a gold loop; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

CONDITION

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