A CYLINDER SEAL OF DARK GREEN STONE

Akkadian, circa 2200-1200 BC. A black stone cylinder seal, decorated with presentation scene. This cylinder seal is pierced for suspension, suggesting that it might have either been used as an administrative cylinder seal or a personal ornament. The seal is accompanied by a copy of a scientific note typed and signed by Professor WG Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. Circa 900-700 BC. 30 x 18mm.Size: L:31mm / W:18mm ; 16.7gProvenance: From the important collection of a London doctor A.R; passed by descent to his son; formerly acquired between 1970-2000. Big parts of the collection were studied/published by Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.