Cylinder seal depicting a naked man wearing a flat hat, between two caprids attacked by lions. Diorite. Sumerian art, early 3rd dynasty (2112 - 1095 B.C.). Height: 2.4 cm Provenance : Mes Ader et Vinchon sale, Hôtel Drouot, May 20-22, 1959, lot 176. Publication: DANMAVILLE, Jenny, "La Collection Thierry", Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale, 1965, vol. 59, pp. 57-58, reproduced fig. 14. Collection Nicole et Jean-Michel Thierry - lots 1 to 141.
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Cylinder seal depicting a naked man wearing a flat hat, between two caprids attacked by lions. Diorite. Sumerian art, early 3rd dynasty (2112 - 1095 B.C.). Height: 2.4 cm Provenance : Mes Ader et Vinchon sale, Hôtel Drouot, May 20-22, 1959, lot 176. Publication: DANMAVILLE, Jenny, "La Collection Thierry", Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale, 1965, vol. 59, pp. 57-58, reproduced fig. 14. Collection Nicole et Jean-Michel Thierry - lots 1 to 141.

Estimate
€800 - €1,000
Result
€845
Buyer's premium
30%
Cylinder seal depicting a naked man wearing a flat hat, between two caprids attacked by lions. Diorite. Sumerian art, early 3rd dynasty (2112 - 1095 B.C.). Height: 2.4 cm Provenance : Mes Ader et Vinchon sale, Hôtel Drouot, May 20-22, 1959, lot 176. Publication: DANMAVILLE, Jenny, "La Collection Thierry", Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale, 1965, vol. 59, pp. 57-58, reproduced fig. 14. Collection Nicole et Jean-Michel Thierry - lots 1 to 141.
Sale
ARCHAEOLOGY - Collection of N. and J.-M. Thierry & Collection of Monsieur X.
Friday 25 October 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris