LOT 1516 Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal Pendant
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3rd millennium BC. A carved agate(?) cylinder with drilled suspension holes to the upper face, intaglio standing bird and ring-and-dot to the underside; the seal a crowned figure in a ring of pellets standing on a dais facing a robed bearded figure with arms raised, third figure with raised arms supporting a solar image, animals and objects in the field; vertical block of cuneiform text. See Collon, D. First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005 for discussion. 54 grams, 48mm (2"). Property of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK art market, 1990s Fine condition.
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