Details
TWENTY-FOUR SYRIAN CYLINDER SEALS
Circa 1850-1500 B.C.
Including one with an armed bearded figure grasping a victim by the hair, a goddess standing before him, inscribed "X, son of X, servant of Aplihanda," possibly refering to the King of Carchemish known from the Mari letters; one with two standing figures before a seated figure, a laden table between them; four with a seated figure holding a cup and receiving one or more worshipers, with animals and elements in the field; and twenty with standing figures, winged figures and animals (24)
Circa 1850-1500 B.C.
Including one with an armed bearded figure grasping a victim by the hair, a goddess standing before him, inscribed "X, son of X, servant of Aplihanda," possibly refering to the King of Carchemish known from the Mari letters; one with two standing figures before a seated figure, a laden table between them; four with a seated figure holding a cup and receiving one or more worshipers, with animals and elements in the field; and twenty with standing figures, winged figures and animals (24)
Provenance
The Marcopoli Collection
Christie's New York, 14 June 1993, lots 131, 143, 232-233, 240, 242, & 290.
Christie's New York, 14 June 1993, lots 131, 143, 232-233, 240, 242, & 290.
Literature
Collon, First Impressions, Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, no. 541, for the first.
Teissier, Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, nos. 395-398, 404, 406-408, 442, 459, 489-494, 515-518, 530, & 532-534.
Teissier, Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, nos. 395-398, 404, 406-408, 442, 459, 489-494, 515-518, 530, & 532-534.