Beschreibung:

WESTERN ASIATIC CYLINDER SEAL GROUP 3rd-2nd millennium BC A group of carved stone cylinder seals comprising: a red stone with a winged quadruple beast facing the sun; a black stone with kneeling anthropomorphic figure holding an axe, fighting a lion with widely opened jaw; a black stone with cuneiform inscription, a central scene with vessel and plants or snakes, triangular decoration to the border; a dark grey stone with two figures, one standing and pointing to the dancing or running figure; a white stone with two lines, lower line with two figures hunting(?) a quadruple animal, the upper side possibly depicting a domestic scene with two figures; a white stone with a chariot pulled by a pair of horses, behind it a standing figure with raised hand holding an axe(?), a fish behind him. 56.37 grams total, 26-38mm (1 - 1 1/2"). Fine condition. [6] Provenance Property of a North West London gentleman; formerly with a central London gallery in 1990.