Ancient Art, Antiquities & Coins
May 30, 2019
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LOT 1791:
Western Asiatic Neo-Babylonian Cylinder Seal with Worshipping Scene
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Start price:
£
72
Estimated price:
$80 - $100
Auction house commission:
30%
VAT: On commission only
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8th-6th century BC
A haematite(?) cylinder seal with two bearded worshippers in fringed, open robes are face to face, the right one raising his left hand; between the both a triangular-headed spade, the symbol of Marduk, the patronal god of the city of Babylon; this symbol, called marru, may possibly reflect an origin of the god as a local agricultural deity; in addition, two jumping up caprides, antithetically positioned, with heads turned backwards; the hind leg of the one crosses the other's; above it a star as symbol of the goddess Ištar. 1.33 grams, 15mm (1/2"). Fine condition.
Provenance
Property of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK art market, 1990s
Literature
For two worshippers before Marduk's symbol cf. D. Collon, D. CWAS. Cylinder Seals V. Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods, London, 2001, p.135 (text), pl.XXI, fig.257.
