ASSYRO-BABYLONIAN BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH ENTHRONED DEITY. Ca. 8th - 6th century BC. A black stone cylinder seal depicting an enthroned deity with a crouching bull and a warrior deity standing on its bull, accompanied by a worshipper. Several astral elements are shown in the exergue, including a winged sun, an 8-pointed star and the symbol of Marduk, the patron deity of Babylon. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Size: 45mm x 18mm; Weight: 24.16g Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. European collection formed in France in the 1960s to 1980s; Ex. Bachmann collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.