371, Lot: 1226. Estimate $150. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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White stone or shell cylinder seal. Neo-Assyrian, 9th-7th centuries BC. A facing eagle with spread wings is flanked by two ibexes, one facing up, the other down.
Height: 30mm. Nicely preserved, but with some putty remnants in devices.
From the David Hendin Collection, purchased in London around 1990.