Scroll seal with worship scene. Syria, ca. 1850 - 1720 B.C. H 2.0 cm, ø 1.0 cm. Hematite. Two figures with fringed cloaks stand facing each other, between them a staff crowned by a disc and crescent moon; next to them a female figure with an Egyptian headdress and ram's horns greets an ibex standing in front of her. In the fields between the figures ankh, star, three vessels and palm fronds. With a copy of the invoice! With unrolling! Published in: B. Teissier, Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection, 1984, no. 539. Slightly bumped on top and bottom. Provenance: ex collection J.K.-E., Hesse, acquired at Christie's New York, 14.06.1993, lot 153; ex Marcopoli Collection.
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