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WESTERN ASIATIC LAPIS LAZULI CYLINDER SEAL

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Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Hunting Scene: Circa 2nd millennium B.C. With frieze depicting a figure in ankle-length robe drawing a bow towards fleeing winged animals, serpents below; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.11 grams, 17.83

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Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal: 2nd-1st millennium B.C. With incised frieze of a standing crowned figure offering a frond to a facing female figure with a third in floor-length garment behind, two columns of later cuneiform text to

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Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene: 2nd-1st millennium B.C. With frieze of one sitting and two standing figures. Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 92, for type. 0.94

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Western Asiatic Anatolian Cylinder Seal with Figure and: Circa 3000 BC. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal with figure and animals; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 19

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Western Asiatic Style Stone Seal Group: . A mixed group of undated archaistic seals comprising: for cylinder seals in lapis lazuli and other hardstones; four discoid stamp seals in crystal and lapis lazuli; two globular beads; two carved cr

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Western Asiatic Style Stone Seal Group: . A mixed group of undated archaistic seals comprising: seven cylinder seals in haematite, lapis lazuli and other hardstones; five flat-section stamp seals, one agate, one crystal and three lapis lazu

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Western Asiatic Stamp Seal with Ibex: 2nd millennium BC. A pyramidal lapis lazuli seal, intaglio motif of an ibex at rest. 4.95 grams, 16mm (3/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000. [No Reser

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Western Asiatic Bactrian Style Intaglio Group.: A group of three undated archaistic Bacrian style stamp seals in haematite, lapis lazuli and nicolo including intaglios of a stallion mounting a mare, a sphinx and a lion. 14 grams, 22-25mm (3/4 - 1")

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Western Asiatic Sassanian Style Stamp Seal Group.: A group of twenty undated archaistic Sassanian style stamp seals in carnelian, agate, moss agate, chalcedony and lapis lazuli with intaglios including dog, gryphon, bird, zebu and ibex. 130 grams tota

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WESTERN ASIATIC LAPIS LAZULI CYLINDER SEAL

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Ca. 2300-1600 BC A beautifully carved ancient Akkadian cylinder seal formed in a rich blue lapis, engraved with a deity (possibly the sun god Shamash) seated with hand raised. In front is a sun symbol and altar with a small kneeling male figure and what looks like a dog, the dog is a symbol of Gula, the goddess of healing. Above the figures are two quadrupeds â€“ they look like horses, which would make sense as horses are the animals associated with Shamash. To either side are panels of cuneiform text. Accompanied by a museum-quality impression.Size: L:25.1mm / W:11.8mm ; 6.93gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.