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CIRCA 8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
SEVEN NEAR EASTERN CYLINDER SEALS
circa 8th-6th century b.c.
Including six Neo-Assyrian drilled-style seals, four of chalcedony, one engraved with two worshippers before a deity; one with an archer aiming at an animal; one highly stylized; and one with a deity between two heraldic winged animals; one carnelian with two animals before a standing figure; and one of haematite with a goat and a bull; together with a Neo-Babylonian chalcedony seal with a worshipper before an altar
16 in. (3.3 cm) high for the largest (7)
circa 8th-6th century b.c.
Including six Neo-Assyrian drilled-style seals, four of chalcedony, one engraved with two worshippers before a deity; one with an archer aiming at an animal; one highly stylized; and one with a deity between two heraldic winged animals; one carnelian with two animals before a standing figure; and one of haematite with a goat and a bull; together with a Neo-Babylonian chalcedony seal with a worshipper before an altar
16 in. (3.3 cm) high for the largest (7)
Provenance
Hans Silvius von Aulock
Dr. Elie Borowski
Dr. Elie Borowski
Literature
von Aulock, nos. 326-332.
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