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LOT 0243
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (2.28 grams, 19 mm).
With frieze of standing robed figures, central figure wearing a headdress with cow horns and wielding an axe(?), an ankh behind him; before him a standing figure wearing long robes and a cow-horn headdress, holding a vessel in his hands and a snake(?) suspended around his neck, a small crouching figure between the two figures; behind a standing figure holding one hand up in adoration and wearing a tall conical headdress, holding a short staff in the other hand; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0243
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Possibly an applique from a quiver.
