Anatolian Black Stone Cylinder Seal with Seated Figure Holding Cup Facing a Standing Figure. Circa 2000 B.C. Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of 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 Black Stone. 25 x 13 mm, condition good. Seated figure holding up cup facing standing figure with one arm raised high, ball-staff between them, solar disc above; two further standing human figures, and two sideways quadrupeds, tête bêche to each other. The design is placed between upper and lower rules. North-Syrian or Anatolian, c. 2000 B.C.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 8.02 grams total, 8.1-25 mm (1/4 - 1 in.). [No Reserve] UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in November 1988.