Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Collection

3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.-1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.

5/8 - 1 in. (27.4 grams total, 17-25 mm).

Comprising: a yellow agate seal showing some banding on one side, a kneeling warrior holding a spear in his raised hand, pointing it towards an object(?) lying on the floor; a pink stone seal with a drilled design; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [2]

Provenance

Orange cylinder seal: Ex Prof. Hans Dahn (1919-2019), Lausanne; acquired 1957 from Spink, London (Dahn's list no.199B).
Yellow cylinder seal: Ex Prof. Hans Dahn (1919-2019), Lausanne; acquired 07 January 1957 from Spink, London (Dahn's list no.175);

CONDITION

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LOT 1656