Three Mesopotamian cylinder seals
Circa 2300-1400 B.C.
Including two Akkadian cylinder seals, one in lapis lazuli carved with an enthroned god and another god presenting a worshipper, another in black stone with a similar presentation scene to enthroned goddess; and an Assyrian cylinder seal in calcite, showing an enthroned goddess with quadrupeds and birds in the field, 19mm-31mm long, mounted on display bases with impressions (3)
Circa 2300-1400 B.C.
Including two Akkadian cylinder seals, one in lapis lazuli carved with an enthroned god and another god presenting a worshipper, another in black stone with a similar presentation scene to enthroned goddess; and an Assyrian cylinder seal in calcite, showing an enthroned goddess with quadrupeds and birds in the field, 19mm-31mm long, mounted on display bases with impressions (3)
Sold for
£1,750
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Jil Danon Collection (d. 2012), Paris, formed between the 1940s and 1990.
Category: Antiquities
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