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CIRCA 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
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A NEO-ASSYRIAN BROWN STONE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
Decorated in two friezes, the upper showing a male worshipper before Enki above a goat-fish, a star between them, and an archer, possibly Ninurta, taking aim at a lion-dragon with scorpion below, another diminutive creature between and crescent moon above, the lower frieze showing two ibexes between a wheel and palm, a crescent moon, the seven Pleiades and a star in the field, rim chips
17/8 in. (4.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
Decorated in two friezes, the upper showing a male worshipper before Enki above a goat-fish, a star between them, and an archer, possibly Ninurta, taking aim at a lion-dragon with scorpion below, another diminutive creature between and crescent moon above, the lower frieze showing two ibexes between a wheel and palm, a crescent moon, the seven Pleiades and a star in the field, rim chips
17/8 in. (4.5 cm.) high
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.