Western Asiatic Green Jasper Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene

21ST CENTURY B.C.

1 1/4 in. (9.7 grams, 31 mm).

Presenting a seated figure of crowned ruler in a flounced robe with a cup in his raised hand, facing a standing figure of a dignitary with an abacus or frame in one raised hand, and a soldier behind bearing a fan and staff; objects in the field; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2000s.
Important collection of a London gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Collon, D., Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum: Cylinder Seals II: Akkadian, Post Akkadian, Ur III periods, London, pl.XLIII, no.358, for type.

CONDITION

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