WESTERN ASIATIC OLD BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH GODS AND NUDE FEMALE 1900-1700 BC A haematite cylinder seal with a god holding a staff, in front is a god holding a mace and behind a nude female, lunar crescent above; accompanied by an old scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: "Cylinder seal of haematite. The scene consists of three standing figures. On the right is a god in a short kilt, holding a rod. Facing him is the god with mace, with kilt to the knees, one hand held at the waist (to hold the mace, which is not depicted), and behind the god with mace is a nude female, frontally depicted, with hands clasped at the waist. In the sky there is a lunar crescent. This is an Old Babylonian seal, c. 1900-1700 BC. There is chip lacking at the bottom, but otherwise it is in fine condition." 3.85 grams, 20mm (3/4"). Very 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 OLD BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH GODS AND NUDE FEMALE 1900-1700 BC A haematite cylinder seal with a god holding a staff, in front is a god holding a mace and behind a nude female, lunar crescent above; accompanied by an old scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: "Cylinder seal of haematite. The scene consists of three standing figures. On the right is a god in a short kilt, holding a rod. Facing him is the god with mace, with kilt to the knees, one hand held at the waist (to hold the mace, which is not depicted), and behind the god with mace is a nude female, frontally depicted, with hands clasped at the waist. In the sky there is a lunar crescent. This is an Old Babylonian seal, c. 1900-1700 BC. There is chip lacking at the bottom, but otherwise it is in fine condition." 3.85 grams, 20mm (3/4"). Very 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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