Lot no. 920
CYPRIOT BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH SEATED FIGURE.
Ca. 1450 - 1200 BC
A Cypriot black stone cylinder seal with schematic representation of a seated figure drinking with a straw from a jar, a floral motif, a scorpion and a shrine.
Size: 31mm x 15mm; Weight: 12g.
Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; Formerly in a central London family collections 1990s; Suggested to be examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.; ex. 1970s/early80s UK art market.
This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
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