WESTERN ASIATIC AKKADIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH WATER-GOD ENKI 2250-2150 BC A shell cylinder seal with frieze of figures; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of Fossil Shell, 34.5 x 20 mm. The design shows the water-god Enki / Ea, seated on a stool wearing a long flounced robe and horned tiara, while raising one hand. Streams of water flow from his shoulders. In front of him are three standing figures: immediately in front a god in long, pleated robe and horned tiara, raising one hand and with the other gripping a bird-god behind. The third standing figure is another god like the first, but he holds a long pole over one shoulder. This is an Akkadian seal, c. 2250-2150 B.C., from Mesopotamia or an adjacent area. It shows the wicked bird-god being brought before Enki for judgment. Though worn, the design can be made out.' 25 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). Fine condition, worn. Provenance Property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s. Footnotes This lot is part of a single collection of cylinder seals which were examined in the 1980s by Professor Lambert and most are accompanied by his own detailed notes; the collection has recently been reviewed by Dr. Ronald Bonewitz.
WESTERN ASIATIC AKKADIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH WATER-GOD ENKI 2250-2150 BC A shell cylinder seal with frieze of figures; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of Fossil Shell, 34.5 x 20 mm. The design shows the water-god Enki / Ea, seated on a stool wearing a long flounced robe and horned tiara, while raising one hand. Streams of water flow from his shoulders. In front of him are three standing figures: immediately in front a god in long, pleated robe and horned tiara, raising one hand and with the other gripping a bird-god behind. The third standing figure is another god like the first, but he holds a long pole over one shoulder. This is an Akkadian seal, c. 2250-2150 B.C., from Mesopotamia or an adjacent area. It shows the wicked bird-god being brought before Enki for judgment. Though worn, the design can be made out.' 25 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). Fine condition, worn. Provenance Property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s. Footnotes This lot is part of a single collection of cylinder seals which were examined in the 1980s by Professor Lambert and most are accompanied by his own detailed notes; the collection has recently been reviewed by Dr. Ronald Bonewitz.
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