Inscribed cylinder seal featuring a bearded god wearing a long robe and a horned tiara.
He holds a wand and a round object. Facing him, a bearded devotee raises his arm. Inscribed: Khusuhpiri / Son of Ili-hamu / Servant of the moon god.
Hematite.
Sumerian art, Paleo-Babylonian period (1763 - 1595 B.C.). 
Height: 2.1cm 

Published by 
DANMAVILLE, Jenny, "La Collection Thierry", Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale, 1963, vol. 57, pp. 178-179, reproduced fig. 5. Indicated as "purchased from an antiquarian in Istanbul".

Collection Nicole et Jean-Michel Thierry - lots 1 to 141.
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Inscribed cylinder seal featuring a bearded god wearing a long robe and a horned tiara. He holds a wand and a round object. Facing him, a bearded devotee raises his arm. Inscribed: Khusuhpiri / Son of Ili-hamu / Servant of the moon god. Hematite. Sumerian art, Paleo-Babylonian period (1763 - 1595 B.C.). Height: 2.1cm Published by DANMAVILLE, Jenny, "La Collection Thierry", Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale, 1963, vol. 57, pp. 178-179, reproduced fig. 5. Indicated as "purchased from an antiquarian in Istanbul". Collection Nicole et Jean-Michel Thierry - lots 1 to 141.

Estimate
€800 - €1,200
Result
€2,860
Buyer's premium
30%
Inscribed cylinder seal featuring a bearded god wearing a long robe and a horned tiara. He holds a wand and a round object. Facing him, a bearded devotee raises his arm. Inscribed: Khusuhpiri / Son of Ili-hamu / Servant of the moon god. Hematite. Sumerian art, Paleo-Babylonian period (1763 - 1595 B.C.). Height: 2.1cm Published by DANMAVILLE, Jenny, "La Collection Thierry", Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale, 1963, vol. 57, pp. 178-179, reproduced fig. 5. Indicated as "purchased from an antiquarian in Istanbul". Collection Nicole et Jean-Michel Thierry - lots 1 to 141.
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