Bidspirit auction | OLD BABYLONIAN BLACK STONE CYLINDER

OLD BABYLONIAN BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH BULL-MEN AND DWARVES - Ca. 1800 - 1600 BC. A black stone seal showing intercessory deities, a shepherd's crook, a lion-headed staff, a dwarf, a naked goddess, and a hero fighting a bull-man shown in the exergue. It also contains a cuneiform inscription in three columns.Size: 29mm x 14mm; Weight: 9gProvenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1980s Mayfair Family private collection.