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PROPERTY FROM THE LIGABUE FAMILY COLLECTION
AN OLD BABYLONIAN HAEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 1900-1700 B.C.
Details
AN OLD BABYLONIAN HAEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 1900-1700 B.C.
With a bearded god in a knee-length robe, a mace in his hand, facing a Lama goddess in a horned tiara and a long flounced robe, her hands raised; a three line cuneiform inscription as the terminal, only partially translatable, with the name of the deity Amurru
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) high
CIRCA 1900-1700 B.C.
With a bearded god in a knee-length robe, a mace in his hand, facing a Lama goddess in a horned tiara and a long flounced robe, her hands raised; a three line cuneiform inscription as the terminal, only partially translatable, with the name of the deity Amurru
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) high
Provenance
with Rabi Soleymani, Tehran.
Acquired by the current owner’s father, Venice, 1975; thence by descent.
Acquired by the current owner’s father, Venice, 1975; thence by descent.
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