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CIRCA 18TH-17TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A SYRIAN HAEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL
circa 18th-17th century b.c.
Engraved with a robed figure facing a winged deity, with two horizontal nude figures oriented head to toe, and two horizontal draped worshippers oriented head to head as the terminal
16 in. (2.7 cm) high
circa 18th-17th century b.c.
Engraved with a robed figure facing a winged deity, with two horizontal nude figures oriented head to toe, and two horizontal draped worshippers oriented head to head as the terminal
16 in. (2.7 cm) high
Provenance
Hans Silvius von Aulock
Dr. Elie Borowski
Dr. Elie Borowski
Literature
von Aulock, nos. 289.
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