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Lot 52

A Neo-Babylonian chalcedony cylinder seal

7 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£1,200 - £1,500

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A Neo-Babylonian chalcedony cylinder seal
Circa 9th-7th Century B.C.
Engraved with a contest scene showing a four-winged hero wearing a long robe and grasping the forepaws of a rearing winged animal in each hand, a lunar crescent in the sky above, mounted as a pendant, 2.7cm long

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Provenance:
Collection of the renowned Iraqi architect Said Ali Madhloom (1921-2017), brought to the UK in 1981; and thence by descent to the current owners.

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