NEO-SUMERIAN BROWN STONE CYLINDER SEAL

Ca. 2100 BC
A brown stone cylinder seal depicting an enthroned lunar deity, accompanied by attendants. A lunar crescent and four dots are shown on the exergue. A partly readable inscription that reads “DINGIR” (deity) accompanies the scene. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Size: 29mm x 15.9mm; Weight: 13.68g
Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; formerly in a central London family collections 1990s; 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. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Estimate: GBP 750 - 1500