SealsNear Eastern9th-8th century BCE
Cylinder Seal: Figure Holding a Cup
c. 900-700 BCE
Description
Figure holding a cup sits before a stand with vessel upon it and an attendant holding a fan and a stole; sky: star, crescent; lower and upper border of chevrons pointing in opposite directions.
Dimensions
3.7 x 1.3 cm (1 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Marcopoli collection, Aleppo, (by 1984). McLendon collection, (by 1993), sold; [through Christie's, New York, June 14, 1993, lot 265], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1993.
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