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LOT 225:
Western Asiatic Neo-Assyrian Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Worshipping Scene
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Start price:
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135
Estimated price :
$200 - $300
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Western Asiatic Neo-Assyrian Carnelian Cylinder Seal with Worshipping Scene
9th-6th century BC
A carnelian cylinder seal with bearded figure, wearing a fringed robe with a double v-shaped neckline and a pointed hat, sitting on a stool with braided side surfaces, facing right; holding his right arm at waist level,holding a vessel(?) in his left outstretched arm; before him stands two bearded men in long robes, the first one leaving the left shoulder free, the second one with a triple v-shaped neckline; the front man raising his right hand in worship, the rear holds in his right hand a kind of scepter, on top ending in three points; between the man on the stool and the worshipper are a capride looking back to left over its shoulder and above a winged disc(?); behind the man on the stool three big stars as a scene separator. 4.80 grams, 22mm (1"). Fine condition.
Provenance
From a private collection of seals and amulets, the property of a Canadian gentleman living in London; from his father's collection formed in the late 1960s to 1980s.
Literature
Cf. Collon, D. CWAS. Cylinder Seals V. Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods, London, 2001, pl.IX-XI.
