Bidspirit auction | NEAR EASTERN BLACK STONE CYLINDER

NEAR EASTERN BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH CONTEST SCENE - Ca. II millennium BC. A black stone cylinder seal engraved with a contest scene, with a nude hero holding a bull attacked by a lion, crossed by a second lion attacking a quadruped, itself crossed by another quadruped held by a bull-man. A scorpion and a smaller quadruped are depicted to the right. Size: 30mm x 22mm; Weight: 25g Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex ex London gentleman, SM, deceased 1969-99. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.