314, Lot: 519. Estimate $300. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Banded chalcedony scaraboid. Neo–Babylonian, circa 600–550 BC. Conical scaraboid with central piercing. On face, priest of Marduk facing left, arms raised in supplication before a three–branched tree of life.
Dimensions: 20x17mm. See Rost 279 for similar with priest facing right. Minor wear on edge of piercing, otherwise intact and in good condition.