OLD BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL
OLD BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL
Ca. 1900 - 1700 BC.
An Old Babylonian black stone cylinder seal depicting a procession of horned gods shown in profile and flying animals between lines of cuneiform script. For similar see: Christie's Live Auction 21709 antiquities, Lot. 10.
Size: 23mm x 11mm; Weight: 6g
Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; Formerly in a central London family collection, 1990s; Suggested to be examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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OLD BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL
Ca. 1900 - 1700 BC.
An Old Babylonian black stone cylinder seal depicting a procession of horned gods shown in profile and flying animals between lines of cuneiform script. For similar see: Christie's Live Auction 21709 antiquities, Lot. 10.
Size: 23mm x 11mm; Weight: 6g
Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; Formerly in a central London family collection, 1990s; Suggested to be examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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