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Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene for En-Nanna Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene for En-Nanna Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene for En-Nanna
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LOT 1134

Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene for En-Nanna

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 1/4 in. (8.24 grams, 33 mm).

With large central hole, incised frieze of a seated figure receiving an offering from a figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, column of cuneiform text to the rear: En-Nanna, [son of ] ... is your servant. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.065.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 97, for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 1134

Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene for En-Nanna

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

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