NEAR EASTERN AKKADIAN AGATE CYLINDER SEAL WITH DOUBLE REGISTER AND SPHINXES 2300-2000 BC A carved black agate cylinder seal with two registers separated by a raised border; in the upper, two bearded sphinxes flanking a group of reeds; in the lower, two grazing ibexes, two rampant young and an eagle above. 16 grams, 40 mm (1 1/2"). Fine condition. Provenance From an important collection of Classical and Near Eastern seals formed in the late 1970s and early 1980s; the property of a London gentleman, cat. no.22768/1. Literature By repute seeen by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, and by a museum-quality impression of the seal's design. 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.
NEAR EASTERN AKKADIAN AGATE CYLINDER SEAL WITH DOUBLE REGISTER AND SPHINXES 2300-2000 BC A carved black agate cylinder seal with two registers separated by a raised border; in the upper, two bearded sphinxes flanking a group of reeds; in the lower, two grazing ibexes, two rampant young and an eagle above. 16 grams, 40 mm (1 1/2"). Fine condition. Provenance From an important collection of Classical and Near Eastern seals formed in the late 1970s and early 1980s; the property of a London gentleman, cat. no.22768/1. Literature By repute seeen by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, and by a museum-quality impression of the seal's design. 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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