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Lot 63

An Old Babylonian haematite cylinder seal

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

£5,000 - £7,000

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An Old Babylonian haematite cylinder seal
Circa 1900-1700 B.C.
Carved with a bearded king or god wearing a knee-length robe and holding a mace, facing a goddess, wearing a long fringed robe with her hands raised before her, with three columns of cuneiform text as the terminal, 3.1cm high

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Provenance:
Private collection, North America, assembled 1910-1932 and 1954.
Property from a Canadian Private Collection, a portion of the proceeds intended for the benefit of Concordia University, Montreal; Sotheby's, New York, 5 June 1999, lot 101 (part lot).
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale.

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