Bidspirit auction | Western Asiatic Marble Cylinder Seal

Western Asiatic Marble Cylinder Seal with Worship Scene - Late 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Bearing a worship scene composed of a procession of robed human figures advancing left, towards a seated figure; pierced vertically for suspension. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1999.325.12, for a comparable scene dated early 2nd millennium B.C. 34.6 grams, 36 mm (1 1/2 in.). Private family collection formed in London, mid 1980s to early 1990s.