Lot no. 140
OLD BABYLONIAN BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH MARDUK AND ROYAL HERO
Ca. 1800 - 1600 BC. A cylinder seal depicting multiple deities including Marduk with his Mušḫuššu dragon, a royal hero holding a lamb, along with solar and lunar icons. Size: 25mm x 12mm; Weight: 10g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1980s Mayfair Family private collection. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
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