WESTERN ASIATIC OLD BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH STORM GOD ADAD 1900-1600 BC A carved haematite cylinder seal with three figures; accompanied by a museum-quality impression and 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 Hematite, 17.5 x 8.5 mm. On the right stands the storm god Adad, holding up forked lightning. Facing him is the god with the mace, and behind him a third standing figure, with one hand raised. There is a one-line inscription in Babylonian cuneiform: ìl-a-pi-ak ki Il-apiak ("God of Apiak") A crescent on a pole separates the scene from the inscription. This is an Old Babylonian seal, c. 1900-1600 B.C., from Mesopotamia, probably from the town of Apiak. Though worn everything can be made out." 3.35 grams, 18mm (3/4"). Fine condition. Provenance Private collection, London, UK; formed 1970s-1980s. 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 STORM GOD ADAD 1900-1600 BC A carved haematite cylinder seal with three figures; accompanied by a museum-quality impression and 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 Hematite, 17.5 x 8.5 mm. On the right stands the storm god Adad, holding up forked lightning. Facing him is the god with the mace, and behind him a third standing figure, with one hand raised. There is a one-line inscription in Babylonian cuneiform: ìl-a-pi-ak ki Il-apiak ("God of Apiak") A crescent on a pole separates the scene from the inscription. This is an Old Babylonian seal, c. 1900-1600 B.C., from Mesopotamia, probably from the town of Apiak. Though worn everything can be made out." 3.35 grams, 18mm (3/4"). Fine condition. Provenance Private collection, London, UK; formed 1970s-1980s. 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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