WESTERN ASIATIC NEO-BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH 'BIRD-MAN' 7th-6th century BC A limestone cylinder seal with zoomorphic animal with human head and pole; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Red and White Stone, 21 x 11 mm. In the centre is a divine symbol: a pole with dome on the top, and to either side an approaching bird-man: bird's legs, body and wings, but human head. This is a Neo-Babylonian seal, c. 700-500 B.C.' 4.40 grams, 21mm (3/4"). Fine condition. Provenance Property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s. Footnotes This lot is part of a single collection of cylinder seals which were examined in the 1980s by Professor Lambert and most are accompanied by his own detailed notes; the collection has recently been reviewed by Dr. Ronald Bonewitz.
WESTERN ASIATIC NEO-BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH 'BIRD-MAN' 7th-6th century BC A limestone cylinder seal with zoomorphic animal with human head and pole; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Red and White Stone, 21 x 11 mm. In the centre is a divine symbol: a pole with dome on the top, and to either side an approaching bird-man: bird's legs, body and wings, but human head. This is a Neo-Babylonian seal, c. 700-500 B.C.' 4.40 grams, 21mm (3/4"). Fine condition. Provenance Property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s. Footnotes This lot is part of a single collection of cylinder seals which were examined in the 1980s by Professor Lambert and most are accompanied by his own detailed notes; the collection has recently been reviewed by Dr. Ronald Bonewitz.
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