OLD BABYLONIAN STONE CYLINDER SEAL
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Isin Larsa, ca. 1900-1600 BC.
A beautiful reddish cylinder seal with enthroned deity (with horned cap) receiving a worshiper with a sacrificial lamb. A crouching lion is shown in inverted stance. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Size: L:22.9mm / W:11.2mm ; 5.19g
Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; Formerly in a central London family collections 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.; ex. 1970s/early80s UK art market.
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OLD BABYLONIAN STONE CYLINDER SEAL
Estimate £400 - £800
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