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LOT 0880
Western Asiatic Red Jasper Cylinder Seal for Shuni-il(DINGIR) Royal Bailiff
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 in. (6.62 grams, 26 mm).
With incised frieze of a seated figure in a tiered garment and a standing figure in floor-length garment and conical headgear, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, two columns of cuneiform text to the rear: Shuni-il(DINGIR) royal bailiff; chipped. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector; collection no.11.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 98, for type.
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LOT 0880
Western Asiatic Red Jasper Cylinder Seal for Shuni-il(DINGIR) Royal Bailiff
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
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