Lot Essay
Cf. D. Collon, Western Asiatic Seals: Cylinder Seals, II, The British Museum, London, 1982, pp. 87-89, nos. 178-183, pl. XXVI for the type.
CIRCA 2300-2100 B.C.
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AN AKKADIAN BLACK SERPENTINE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 2300-2100 B.C.
Deeply cut with a seated deity wearing horned headdress and holding a branch, in front of whom is a recumbent bull supporting a 'winged gate', with a standing attendant beside date-palm, from Edhaim Delta opposite Balad
1¾ in. (3.7 cm.) high
CIRCA 2300-2100 B.C.
Deeply cut with a seated deity wearing horned headdress and holding a branch, in front of whom is a recumbent bull supporting a 'winged gate', with a standing attendant beside date-palm, from Edhaim Delta opposite Balad
1¾ in. (3.7 cm.) high