*CYLINDER SEAL In black soapstone, depicting a scene of worship of the solar god Samas, seated on a throne with a serrated knife in his left hand. H. 33 mm; Diam. 21 mm Mesopotamia, Akkadian civilisation, second half of 3rd millennium BC Provenance: Rassla Foundation, Zurich, November 1975. An Akkadian steatite cylinder seal figuring a cult scene of the solar god Samas, enthroned, with, in his left hand a knife. Second half of the 3rd millennium B.C. *For buyers from the European Union: This lot is sold under temporary import status. Buyers will only be required to pay an additional handling fee. No import VAT will be charged. Buyers inside European Union: The lot is sold under Temporary Import status. Buyers will only have to pay additional paperworks fees. No import VAT will be charged to them