Ancient Art and Antiquities Catalogue


Mesopotamia (53 Items)

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Item Code: 03965
Description: A Mitannian blackstone cylinder seal engraved with a presentation scene.
Origin: Syria, circa 14th century B.C.
Dimensions: Height: 2.4 cm / Diameter: 1.3 cm
Price: AUD $775.00 USD $542.50 EUR €410.75
Status: Available
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Item Code: 02872
Description: A large Akkadian aragonite (fossilized shell) cylinder seal depicting the god Ea.
The seal is engraved with the image of the water god Ea (Enki), portrayed characteristically with streams of water flowing from his shoulders; small fish swim along the flow. He is shown being approached by worshippers.
Ea (Enki) was one of the creator gods and was always seen as favourable mankind; he was believed to inhabit a freshwater ocean (Abzu) beneath the earth. The head of the god has not been engraved - it was probably deliberately omitted, though there is a possibility that the glyptic is incomplete.
The surface is worn, though the impression is reasonably distinct.
Origin: Akkadian period, 2334-2004 B.C. Mesopotamia.
Dimensions: Height: 3.1 cm / Diameter: 1.9 cm
Price: AUD $1,100.00 USD $770.00 EUR €583.00
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Item Code: 02357
Description: An inscribed Post-Akkadian serpentine cylinder seal; engraved with a presentation scene depicting a worshipper led by a goddesss before a seated, left-facing deity; the cuneiform inscription most probably gives the name of the owner.
Origin: Ur III period, 2192-2004 B.C. Mesopotamia.
Dimensions: Height: 3 cm
Price: AUD $1,150.00 USD $805.00 EUR €609.50
Status: Available

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