A NEO-ELAMITE RED STONE CYLINDER SEAL
A NEO-ELAMITE RED STONE CYLINDER SEAL
A NEO-ELAMITE RED STONE CYLINDER SEAL
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A NEO-ELAMITE RED STONE CYLINDER SEAL

CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.

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A NEO-ELAMITE RED STONE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1⁄8 in. (2.8 cm.) long
Provenance
with Yutaka Kobayashi, Osaka.
Acquired by the current owner from the above by 1990.

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Lot Essay

Engraved on this seal is a four-winged, bearded god standing with both arms raised. He wears a knee-length kilt beneath a long robe, which is open to reveal one leg. Filling the remaining space of the seal is a three-line inscription in Neo-Elamite cuneiform.

For another Neo-Elamite seal with a single four-winged figure and inscription see no. 76 in H. Pittman and J. Aruz, Ancient Art in Miniature: Near Eastern Seals from the Collection of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky.

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