Lot Essay
Kurigalzu is the name of several Middle Babylonian Period Kassite Dynasty kings. Many beads from this period have been found with inscribed dedications by them to the god Enlil or his consort Ninlil.
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PROPERTY FROM THE LIGABUE FAMILY COLLECTION
A KASSITE BANDED AGATE BEAD NECKLACE
CIRCA MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
Details
A KASSITE BANDED AGATE BEAD NECKLACE
CIRCA MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
Composed of barrel, biconical and disks beads, centered by a v-shaped bead engraved with an inscription in Babylonian cuneiform, reading: "(to the goddess) Ninlil, Kurigalzu (dedicated)"
12½ in. (31.7 cm.) long
CIRCA MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
Composed of barrel, biconical and disks beads, centered by a v-shaped bead engraved with an inscription in Babylonian cuneiform, reading: "(to the goddess) Ninlil, Kurigalzu (dedicated)"
12½ in. (31.7 cm.) long
Provenance
with Molayem (d. 1998), Rome, 1970s.
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