20th-18th century BC. A carved haematite cylinder seal depicting two standing figures with owner's inscription in three columns, accompanied by a museum quality impression and a typed, signed scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which states: The design shows two standing figures: on the left is the god with mace, in hat with deep brim and short clothes, holding his mace at the waist (now broken"). On the right is a Lamma goddess in horned tiara and long flounced robe, raising both hands. There is a combined solar disc and lunar crescent in the sky, and below these a spade and forked lightning. A three-line inscription names the ancient seal owner: Ipqatum, son of Anum-P?sha, servant of (the god) Adad. This is an Old Babylonian seal, c. 1900-1700 BC. It is nicely engraved and in fair condition save for a big chip off the god with mace. Adad was the Babylonian storm god. 14 grams, 28mm (1"). From an important private London collection; formed in the 1970s and 1980s.

Fine condition; chip to one figure.