Bidspirit auction | MIDDLE BABYLONIAN OR KASSITE REDDISH

MIDDLE BABYLONIAN OR KASSITE REDDISH STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH A BIRD-HEADED GENIUS, A TREE OF LIFE, - Ca. 1400 - 1200 BC. A reddish stone cylinder seal, drilled longitudinally and engraved with a two-winged bird-headed genius picking fruit from a tree of life. Two columns of cuneiform script are in the exergue. Size: 35mm x 15mm; Weight: 16g Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; formerly in a central London family collection, 1990s; reportedly examined by Wilfrid George Lambert in the late 1980s–early 1990s; ex UK art market, 1970s–early 1980s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.