317, Lot: 575. Estimate $300. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Carnelian seal. Neo–Babylonian, 626–539 BC. Bullet–shaped seal with piercing and modern gold loop. On face: bearded priest of Marduk faces left with hands raised in supplication before altar with spade of Marduk and two styli of Nabu.
Maximum diameter of face: 14mm. Rost 301. Chip at hole, otherwise in good condition.
From the David Hendin Collection.