A Neo-Babylonian chalcedony cylinder seal
A Neo-Babylonian chalcedony cylinder seal
Circa 9th-7th Century B.C.
Engraved with a contest scene showing a four-winged hero wearing a long robe and grasping the forepaws of a rearing winged animal in each hand, a lunar crescent in the sky above, mounted as a pendant, 2.7cm long
Provenance:
Collection of the renowned Iraqi architect Said Ali Madhloom (1921-2017), brought to the UK in 1981; and thence by descent to the current owners.
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A Neo-Babylonian chalcedony cylinder seal
Circa 9th-7th Century B.C.
Engraved with a contest scene showing a four-winged hero wearing a long robe and grasping the forepaws of a rearing winged animal in each hand, a lunar crescent in the sky above, mounted as a pendant, 2.7cm long
Provenance:
Collection of the renowned Iraqi architect Said Ali Madhloom (1921-2017), brought to the UK in 1981; and thence by descent to the current owners.
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