PAIR OF BABYLONIAN STONE SEALS WITH CULTIC SCENES

Ca. 2200 - 1800 BC. A pair of stone stamp seals, each of eight-sided form with an octagonal base, from left to right: a seal engraved with a standing priest in profile, one hand raised in adoration, before an altar supporting the spear of Marduk and the stylus of Nabu, with an eight-pointed star above; and a seal engraved with a praying priest in profile before an altar. Size: 18-23mm x 12-21mm; Weight: 14g Provenance: Private Belgium Collection; ex Private English Collection, previously acquired on European market in 1960s..

Estimate:$132.96

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