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THBAkkadian Stone Cylinder Seal with Contest Scene
Lot 31
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia or southwestern Iran, Akkadian Empire, ca. 2300 to 2200 BCE. A finely preserved cylindrical stamp seal carved from creamy white stone with pink and blood red inclusions that is pierced for suspension. Inscribed around the cylinder is an abstract program depicting a pair of lions attacking two horned animals, and flaking the carnage is a pair of bladed heroes coming to rescue the helpless beast. The warriors in this scene are illustrated with large coiffures and holding two blades. Custom putty impression included. Size (seal): 0.625" W x 1.2" H (1.6 cm x 3 cm)
A catalogued description from Near Eastern scholar Winfred Lambert (1926 - 2011) reads, "A contest scene of a single group is shown. In the centre are two crossed lions each attacking a horned animal and at each end of the scene a hero, nude with a big shock of hair, is coming to the rescue. A vertical ruling serves as a terminal. This is an Akkadian seal from Mesopotamia or south-west Iran, c. 2300-2200 B.C. It is well engraved, but worn and a little damaged." Signed "W.G. Lambert."
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private prominent D.K. collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 2000s and with a catalogued description from near eastern scholar Winfred Lambert (1926 - 2011)
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#156223Stone nicked atop upper periphery near lions' heads, with minor softening to some inscribed details, otherwise intact and very good. Nice smooth surfaces throughout.Condition
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