★ Neo-Sumerian Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene ★
UR III, 22ND-21ST CENTURY B.C. With broad central piercing, frieze with seated king in a tiered robe facing two robed supplicants, scorpion and goat to the rear. Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 101, for type. 7.59 grams, 25 mm (1 in.).
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector, collection no.18. London collection, 2016. [No Reserve]
Price realized | 700 GBP |
Starting price | 5 GBP |
Estimate | 200 GBP |