Blackstone cylinder seal w Ashur or Great King drinking, Neo-Assyrian
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1489335
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1489335
$450.00
A fine depiction of a Mesopotamian Cylinder seal in black stone, Neo-Assyrian Epire, c. 9th.-7th. cent. BC.
The seal is carved with the enthroned Great King or Ashur himself seated, drinking from a cup in front of a table with a large wine amphora or vase. Behind the table there's a standing attendant with a Fan.Crescent and star symbols in the fields.
Size: 26 x 12 mm.
Condition: Good Very fine and intact, deposits and old clay in the devices so the imprint could be even better.
Ex. Private Collection of Karl Müller, 1950-1977. Comes with hard imprint and COA.
The seal is carved with the enthroned Great King or Ashur himself seated, drinking from a cup in front of a table with a large wine amphora or vase. Behind the table there's a standing attendant with a Fan.Crescent and star symbols in the fields.
Size: 26 x 12 mm.
Condition: Good Very fine and intact, deposits and old clay in the devices so the imprint could be even better.
Ex. Private Collection of Karl Müller, 1950-1977. Comes with hard imprint and COA.
