Auction 21 May 2022 GLYPTICS

Lot n° 1

Concave cylinder-seal representing...

Concave cylinder-seal representing three ants (or spiders) separated by three superimposed balls. Red marble. Small chips, wear. Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3000 B.C. Acquired at the gallery Mariaud de Serres, Paris, on 21/09/19

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Lot n° 2

Seal-cylinder representing common...

Seal-cylinder representing common caprids. Black marble with pink vein. Small chips. Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3100 - 2900 B.C. Acquired from the Chesnes Gallery, Lyon, on 08/09/1986 A similar example in the Metropolitan Museum (no.

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Lot n° 3

Seal-cylinder representing stylized...

Seal-cylinder representing stylized caprids. Black stone. Small chips. Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3150 - 2900 B.C. Acquired at the auction house of Auxerre on 29/03/1987 H. 2.8 cm.

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Lot n° 4

Cylinder-seal depicting seated...

Cylinder-seal depicting seated women with plaited hair (one on a dais or mat), surrounding a scorpion, a capride and spouted vases. Red marble. Small chips, wear Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3150 - 29

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Lot n° 5

Cylinder-seal representing caprids...

Cylinder-seal representing caprids surmounted by a frieze of fish. Black stone. Small chips, wear Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3150 - 2900 B.C. Acquired on 02/12/1988 H. 3.6 cm.

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Lot n° 6

Cylinder seal representing two...

Cylinder seal representing two common caprids on the right. Grids are represented in the field. White marble. Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3150 - 2900 B.C. Acquired on 30/04/1986 H. 2 cm.

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Lot n° 7

Seal-cylinder representing caprids...

Seal-cylinder representing caprids mastered by a stylized character. White marble. Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period or early Achaic Dynasties I, c. 3150 - 2700 BC. Acquired on 12/03/1982 H. 2 cm.

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Lot n° 8

Cylinder seal representing a frieze...

Cylinder seal representing a frieze of stylized animals. Green stone. Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3150 - 2900 B.C. Acquired on 20/06/1981 H. 1.7 cm.

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Lot n° 9

Seal-cylinder representing a frieze...

Seal-cylinder representing a frieze of caprids. Grey stone Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3150 - 2900 B.C. Acquired on 12/03/1982 H. 1.8 cm.

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Lot n° 10

Lot of two cylinder seals engraved...

Lot of two cylinder seals engraved with crosses and oblique lines. Frit. Small chips and wear. Near East, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3150 - 2900 B.C; H. 1.2 and 1.3 cm. Acquired from the Guillaumot study, on 28/04/1981 A copy s

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Lot n° 11

Cylinder-seal representing two...

Cylinder-seal representing two lions attacking two bovids, and a reversed caprid. White marble. Mesopotamia, Early Archaic Dynasties III, c. 2500-2340 B.C.E. Acquired on 10/05/1980 H. 2.7 cm.

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Lot n° 12

Cylinder seal representing caprids,...

Cylinder seal representing caprids, lions and crossbred bovids mastered by a "hero master of animals". A crescent moon is represented in the field. White marble. Chips and wear. Mesopotamia, " Style of Fara ", Archaic Dynasties II,

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Lot n° 13

Seal-cylinder representing a man...

Seal-cylinder representing a man with a raised weapon facing caprids and bovids intertwined. In the field, crescent moons. Pink marble. Chips and wear. Mesopotamia, " Fara style ", Archaic Dynasties II, c. 2700 - 2500 B.C. Acquired

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Lot n° 14

Cylinder-seal representing a man...

Cylinder-seal representing a man mastering a lion attacking a caprid. Grey-white marble. Chips and wear. Mesopotamia, " Fara style ", Archaic Dynasties II, c. 2700 - 2500 B.C. Acquired at the Mariaud de Serres gallery, Paris, on 21/09

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Lot n° 15

Cylinder seal with two registers:...

Cylinder seal with two registers: on the upper register, an eagle (leontocephalus?) with spread wings is mastering a caprid and a man is mastering an animal, between plant branches. On the lower register, horned characters are holding animals

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Lot n° 16

Cylinder seal with two registers....

Cylinder seal with two registers. The upper register shows a "banquet scene" with two seated figures drinking from a vase with straws, and a seated figure to whom another standing figure hands an object. Between them, a square surmounted

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Lot n° 17

Cylinder seal with two registers....

Cylinder seal with two registers. The upper register shows a "banquet scene" with a seated figure to whom another standing figure hands an object. Between them, a geometrical crosshatch shape. On the lower register, an eagle

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Lot n° 18

Cylinder seal with two registers....

Cylinder seal with two registers. The upper register shows an eagle with its wings spread over two animals, and the lower register shows caprids passing to the right. The registers are delimited by two wavy lines. Aragonite.

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Lot n° 19

Cylinder seal with two registers....

Cylinder seal with two registers. The upper register shows an eagle with its wings spread over two animals, and the lower register shows caprids passing to the right. The registers are delimited by two wavy lines. Aragonite.

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Lot n° 20

Cylinder seal representing a "master...

Cylinder seal representing a "master of animals", mastering caprids and wild animals. Above, a crescent moon is represented. Marble. Chipping and wear. Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties or Akkadian Period, c. 2700-2150 B.C. H. : 1.9 c

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Lot n° 21

Cylinder seal representing a scene...

Cylinder seal representing a scene with a bovid and a wavy line (snake?). Diorite. Small chips and wear. Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties, c. 2900-2340 B.C. (?) H. 2 cm. Acquired at the Chesnes gallery, Lyon, on 12/03/1982

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Lot n° 22

Cylinder seal representing a hunting...

Cylinder seal representing a hunting scene with an armed man and two intertwined lions, one of which is attacking an upside down caprid. In the field are represented daggers, scorpions and stars. Aragonite. Chips, wear and limestone deposit. Mesopotamia,...

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Lot n° 23

Cylinder-seal representing a hero...

Cylinder-seal representing a hero mastering an upside-down lion and an androcephalous bull, and a hero holding an androcephalous bull. In the field, a triangle. Diorite. Small chips and wear. Mesopotamia, late Archaic Dynasties III, c. 2340 BC

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Lot n° 24

Cylinder seal representing an animal...

Cylinder seal representing an animal fight scene opposing lions to a caprid (reversed) and a bovid. Grey stone. Wear Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties II, c. 2700 - 2500 B.C. H. 2.1 cm. Acquired from the Mariaud de Serres gallery, Paris.

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Lot n° 25

Cylinder seal representing a hero...

Cylinder seal representing a hero mastering a bovid and another animal. Limestone. Lack and wear. Mesopotamia, "Fara style", Archaic Dynasties II, c. 2700 - 2500 B.C. H. 1.6 cm. Acquired at the Chesnes gallery, Lyon, on 30/04//1986

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Lot n° 26

Cylinder seal representing a complex...

Cylinder seal representing a complex scene with a large number of figures, including androcephalous bulls, a lion, a leontocephalous eagle with spread wings. Limestone. Missing and worn. Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties III, c. 2500 - 2340 BC

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Lot n° 27

Cylinder seal representing a scene...

Cylinder seal representing a scene difficult to read with a fight of animals including caprids and lions. Columella. Wear. Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties II or III, c. 2700 - 2340 B.C. H. 3.7 cm. Acquired from the Antonovi Gallery

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Lot n° 28

Cylinder-seal representing an androcephalous...

Cylinder-seal representing an androcephalous bull mastering a lion attacking an overturned caprid. Another lion is attacking the same caprid on the other side. This lion and the androcephalous bull are mastered by a small character who holds them by the...

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Lot n° 29

Cylinder-seal representing a male...

Cylinder-seal representing a male hero mastering a bull, and an androcephalous bull with horns mastering a lion. Olivine. Wear. Mesopotamia, Akkadian period, c. 2350 B.C. H. 2.2 cm. Acquired from the Conan study, Lyon, on 0

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Lot n° 30

Cylinder-seal representing two...

Cylinder-seal representing two heroes mastering animals (caprids?) and a lion attacking one of them. Red marble. Wear. Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties III- early Akkadian period, c. 2500 - 2340 B.C. H. 3.1 cm. Acquired at the

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Lot n° 31

Cylinder seal representing a fight...

Cylinder seal representing a fight of animals with a hero. Pink marble. Wear of the relief. Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties II or III, c. 2700 - 2340 B.C. H. 3.3 cm. Acquired at the Antonovitch gallery, Paris, on 01/03/1980

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Lot n° 32

Cylinder seal representing eagles...

Cylinder seal representing eagles with alternating spread eagles, delimited by a sinuous line. Black stone. Wear. Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties, c. 2900 - 2340 B.C. H. 1.9 cm. Acquired at the Mariaud de Serres gallery, Paris, on 02/06

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Lot n° 33

Cylinder seal representing an animal...

Cylinder seal representing an animal fight scene with lions attacking caprids and bovids intertwined. Diorite. Small chips and wear. Mesopotamia, Late Archaic Dynasties or Akkadian Period, c. 2340 B.C. H. 3.3 cm. Ac

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Lot n° 34

Cylinder-seal representing a hero...

Cylinder-seal representing a hero with animal legs mastering two caprids, facing another caprid. Between two caprids, a fish (?). Columella. Small chips and wear. Mesopotamia, Akkadian period, c. 2350-2150 B.C. Acquired at the galeri

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Lot n° 35

Cylinder seal representing a figure...

Cylinder seal representing a figure wearing a horned tiara (deity) drinking from a globular vase through a straw. In front of him, a bovid is placed in a pen (?). Above the scene, a crescent moon surmounted by a star. D

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Lot n° 36

Seal-cylinder representing a scene...

Seal-cylinder representing a scene difficult to read of characters mastering animals; Columella. Wear. Mesopotamia, late Archaic Dynasties - Akkadian period, c. 2340 B.C. H. 3.6 cm. Acquired at the Chesnes gallery, Lyon, on 12/.

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Lot n° 37

Cylinder seal showing a scene with...

Cylinder seal showing a scene with two seated figures dressed in fringed robes, and a standing figure in the center with his arm raised. A line topped by a star delimits one side of the scene Diorite. Wear. Mesopotamia, Akkadian period, c. 2340-215...

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Lot n° 38

Cylinder seal depicting a scene...

Cylinder seal depicting a scene of presentation to a seated god, topped with horns and wearing a ruffled robe. In front of him stands a figure wearing a fringed robe and holding a trident (Adad/Ishkur?). Behind him, two figures dressed in r

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Lot n° 39

Cylinder-seal representing a seated...

Cylinder-seal representing a seated god, wearing a striped robe. Rays are coming out of his shoulders: it is probably the solar god Shamash. In front of him, two figures are holding an eagle (Anzu?). Black marble with white veins. Mesopotamia, Pe

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Lot n° 40

Cylinder-seal representing a seated...

Cylinder-seal representing a seated god, wearing horns and a smooth skirt. In front of him, a crescent moon. This may be the god Sin. In front of him, an elongated bull supports a quadrangular structure with an almost effaced character (perhaps

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Lot n° 41

Cylinder-seal representing an almost...

Cylinder-seal representing an almost effaced scene, with two gods sitting with a figure between them. Columella. Wear. Mesopotamia, Akkadian period, c. 2350 - 2150 B.C. H. 3.4 cm. Acquired at the Chesnes gallery, Lyon, on 12/03/1982

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Lot n° 42

Cylinder seal representing the...

Cylinder seal representing the god Enki/Ea seated, wearing a horned tiara and a ruffled skirt. Flotsam comes out of his shoulders, and he is surrounded by a crescent moon and a star. In front of him, two bifron gods surround a man whose par

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Lot n° 43

Cylinder seal representing an almost...

Cylinder seal representing an almost erased scene, a hero mastering an animal turned upside down (feline?). Behind him, a structure. Black stone. Wear. Mesopotamia, Akkadian period, c. 2350 - 2150 B.C. H. 2.1 cm. Acquired from the study C

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Lot n° 44

Cylinder-seal representing an almost...

Cylinder-seal representing an almost effaced scene of presentation of a character to a god dressed in a ruffled dress, by a lama goddess. In front of the god a crescent moon, behind him two columns of cuneiform inscriptions. Grey-black stone. U

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Lot n° 45

Cylinder-seal representing a standing...

Cylinder-seal representing a standing god, wearing a robe and holding the notched blade (šaššâru). It is probably the god Shamash. In front of him a figure stands, wearing a skirt and holding his hand to his chest. Between the two, a crescent of lu

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Lot n° 46

Cylinder seal representing a seated...

Cylinder seal representing a seated god, wearing a horned tiara and a ruffled robe. In front of him, three orants wearing fringed robes raise their arms. Grey stone. Wear and small chips. Mesopotamia, Third Dynasty of Ur, c. 2112 - 2004 BC

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Lot n° 47

Cylinder seal representing a bird...

Cylinder seal representing a bird with spread wings holding stylized animals in its talons. On each side, stylized prancing animals. Diorite. Wear and small chips. Mesopotamia, Third Dynasty of Ur, c. 2112 - 2004 B.C. H. :

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Lot n° 48

Cylinder-seal representing two...

Cylinder-seal representing two orants dressed in flounced robes, raising their arms in front of two columns of cuneiform inscription " DINGIR.UTU " (name of the solar god Shamash). Diorite. Wear and small missing pieces. Mesopotamia, Third Dynasty of...

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Lot n° 49

Cylinder-seal representing an orant...

Cylinder-seal representing an orant dressed in a smooth fringed robe, his arm in front of his mouth. In front of him, a god holding a serrated blade in his hand puts his foot on a mound (probably the solar god Shamash). Behind him, a Lama goddess. In

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Lot n° 50

Cylinder seal representing a seated...

Cylinder seal representing a seated god wearing a horned tiara. In front of him is a motif in the shape of a fly. The seal is engraved with six columns of cuneiform inscriptions. Agate. Small chips and wear. Mesopotamia, Kassite period, c. 1595 - 1155...

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Auction 21 May 2022 GLYPTICS - Mâcon

Bid on the lot list Quai des Enchères : 21 May 2022 - <p>Importante collection de glyptiques, de M et Mme M., 200 intailles et sceaux cylindres</p> Mâcon - Mâcon

GLYPTICS

Concave cylinder-seal representing...

Concave cylinder-seal representing three ants (or spiders) separated by three superimposed balls. Red marble. Small chips, wear. Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3000 B.C. Acquired at the gallery Mariaud de Serres, Paris, on 21/09/19

Seal-cylinder representing common...

Seal-cylinder representing common caprids. Black marble with pink vein. Small chips. Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3100 - 2900 B.C. Acquired from the Chesnes Gallery, Lyon, on 08/09/1986 A similar example in the Metropolitan Museum (no.

Seal-cylinder representing stylized...

Seal-cylinder representing stylized caprids. Black stone. Small chips. Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3150 - 2900 B.C. Acquired at the auction house of Auxerre on 29/03/1987 H. 2.8 cm.

Cylinder-seal depicting seated...

Cylinder-seal depicting seated women with plaited hair (one on a dais or mat), surrounding a scorpion, a capride and spouted vases. Red marble. Small chips, wear Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3150 - 29

Cylinder-seal representing caprids...

Cylinder-seal representing caprids surmounted by a frieze of fish. Black stone. Small chips, wear Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3150 - 2900 B.C. Acquired on 02/12/1988 H. 3.6 cm.

Cylinder seal representing two...

Cylinder seal representing two common caprids on the right. Grids are represented in the field. White marble. Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3150 - 2900 B.C. Acquired on 30/04/1986 H. 2 cm.

Seal-cylinder representing caprids...

Seal-cylinder representing caprids mastered by a stylized character. White marble. Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period or early Achaic Dynasties I, c. 3150 - 2700 BC. Acquired on 12/03/1982 H. 2 cm.

Cylinder seal representing a frieze...

Cylinder seal representing a frieze of stylized animals. Green stone. Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3150 - 2900 B.C. Acquired on 20/06/1981 H. 1.7 cm.

Seal-cylinder representing a frieze...

Seal-cylinder representing a frieze of caprids. Grey stone Mesopotamia, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3150 - 2900 B.C. Acquired on 12/03/1982 H. 1.8 cm.

Lot of two cylinder seals engraved...

Lot of two cylinder seals engraved with crosses and oblique lines. Frit. Small chips and wear. Near East, Djemdet Nasr period, c. 3150 - 2900 B.C; H. 1.2 and 1.3 cm. Acquired from the Guillaumot study, on 28/04/1981 A copy s

Cylinder-seal representing two...

Cylinder-seal representing two lions attacking two bovids, and a reversed caprid. White marble. Mesopotamia, Early Archaic Dynasties III, c. 2500-2340 B.C.E. Acquired on 10/05/1980 H. 2.7 cm.

Cylinder seal representing caprids,...

Cylinder seal representing caprids, lions and crossbred bovids mastered by a "hero master of animals". A crescent moon is represented in the field. White marble. Chips and wear. Mesopotamia, " Style of Fara ", Archaic Dynasties II,

Seal-cylinder representing a man...

Seal-cylinder representing a man with a raised weapon facing caprids and bovids intertwined. In the field, crescent moons. Pink marble. Chips and wear. Mesopotamia, " Fara style ", Archaic Dynasties II, c. 2700 - 2500 B.C. Acquired

Cylinder-seal representing a man...

Cylinder-seal representing a man mastering a lion attacking a caprid. Grey-white marble. Chips and wear. Mesopotamia, " Fara style ", Archaic Dynasties II, c. 2700 - 2500 B.C. Acquired at the Mariaud de Serres gallery, Paris, on 21/09

Cylinder seal with two registers:...

Cylinder seal with two registers: on the upper register, an eagle (leontocephalus?) with spread wings is mastering a caprid and a man is mastering an animal, between plant branches. On the lower register, horned characters are holding animals

Cylinder seal with two registers....

Cylinder seal with two registers. The upper register shows a "banquet scene" with two seated figures drinking from a vase with straws, and a seated figure to whom another standing figure hands an object. Between them, a square surmounted

Cylinder seal with two registers....

Cylinder seal with two registers. The upper register shows a "banquet scene" with a seated figure to whom another standing figure hands an object. Between them, a geometrical crosshatch shape. On the lower register, an eagle

Cylinder seal with two registers....

Cylinder seal with two registers. The upper register shows an eagle with its wings spread over two animals, and the lower register shows caprids passing to the right. The registers are delimited by two wavy lines. Aragonite.

Cylinder seal with two registers....

Cylinder seal with two registers. The upper register shows an eagle with its wings spread over two animals, and the lower register shows caprids passing to the right. The registers are delimited by two wavy lines. Aragonite.

Cylinder seal representing a "master...

Cylinder seal representing a "master of animals", mastering caprids and wild animals. Above, a crescent moon is represented. Marble. Chipping and wear. Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties or Akkadian Period, c. 2700-2150 B.C. H. : 1.9 c

Cylinder seal representing a scene...

Cylinder seal representing a scene with a bovid and a wavy line (snake?). Diorite. Small chips and wear. Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties, c. 2900-2340 B.C. (?) H. 2 cm. Acquired at the Chesnes gallery, Lyon, on 12/03/1982

Cylinder seal representing a hunting...

Cylinder seal representing a hunting scene with an armed man and two intertwined lions, one of which is attacking an upside down caprid. In the field are represented daggers, scorpions and stars. Aragonite. Chips, wear and limestone deposit. Mesopotamia,...

Cylinder-seal representing a hero...

Cylinder-seal representing a hero mastering an upside-down lion and an androcephalous bull, and a hero holding an androcephalous bull. In the field, a triangle. Diorite. Small chips and wear. Mesopotamia, late Archaic Dynasties III, c. 2340 BC

Cylinder seal representing an animal...

Cylinder seal representing an animal fight scene opposing lions to a caprid (reversed) and a bovid. Grey stone. Wear Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties II, c. 2700 - 2500 B.C. H. 2.1 cm. Acquired from the Mariaud de Serres gallery, Paris.

Cylinder seal representing a hero...

Cylinder seal representing a hero mastering a bovid and another animal. Limestone. Lack and wear. Mesopotamia, "Fara style", Archaic Dynasties II, c. 2700 - 2500 B.C. H. 1.6 cm. Acquired at the Chesnes gallery, Lyon, on 30/04//1986

Cylinder seal representing a complex...

Cylinder seal representing a complex scene with a large number of figures, including androcephalous bulls, a lion, a leontocephalous eagle with spread wings. Limestone. Missing and worn. Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties III, c. 2500 - 2340 BC

Cylinder seal representing a scene...

Cylinder seal representing a scene difficult to read with a fight of animals including caprids and lions. Columella. Wear. Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties II or III, c. 2700 - 2340 B.C. H. 3.7 cm. Acquired from the Antonovi Gallery

Cylinder-seal representing an androcephalous...

Cylinder-seal representing an androcephalous bull mastering a lion attacking an overturned caprid. Another lion is attacking the same caprid on the other side. This lion and the androcephalous bull are mastered by a small character who holds them by the...

Cylinder-seal representing a male...

Cylinder-seal representing a male hero mastering a bull, and an androcephalous bull with horns mastering a lion. Olivine. Wear. Mesopotamia, Akkadian period, c. 2350 B.C. H. 2.2 cm. Acquired from the Conan study, Lyon, on 0

Cylinder-seal representing two...

Cylinder-seal representing two heroes mastering animals (caprids?) and a lion attacking one of them. Red marble. Wear. Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties III- early Akkadian period, c. 2500 - 2340 B.C. H. 3.1 cm. Acquired at the

Cylinder seal representing a fight...

Cylinder seal representing a fight of animals with a hero. Pink marble. Wear of the relief. Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties II or III, c. 2700 - 2340 B.C. H. 3.3 cm. Acquired at the Antonovitch gallery, Paris, on 01/03/1980

Cylinder seal representing eagles...

Cylinder seal representing eagles with alternating spread eagles, delimited by a sinuous line. Black stone. Wear. Mesopotamia, Archaic Dynasties, c. 2900 - 2340 B.C. H. 1.9 cm. Acquired at the Mariaud de Serres gallery, Paris, on 02/06

Cylinder seal representing an animal...

Cylinder seal representing an animal fight scene with lions attacking caprids and bovids intertwined. Diorite. Small chips and wear. Mesopotamia, Late Archaic Dynasties or Akkadian Period, c. 2340 B.C. H. 3.3 cm. Ac

Cylinder-seal representing a hero...

Cylinder-seal representing a hero with animal legs mastering two caprids, facing another caprid. Between two caprids, a fish (?). Columella. Small chips and wear. Mesopotamia, Akkadian period, c. 2350-2150 B.C. Acquired at the galeri

Cylinder seal representing a figure...

Cylinder seal representing a figure wearing a horned tiara (deity) drinking from a globular vase through a straw. In front of him, a bovid is placed in a pen (?). Above the scene, a crescent moon surmounted by a star. D

Seal-cylinder representing a scene...

Seal-cylinder representing a scene difficult to read of characters mastering animals; Columella. Wear. Mesopotamia, late Archaic Dynasties - Akkadian period, c. 2340 B.C. H. 3.6 cm. Acquired at the Chesnes gallery, Lyon, on 12/.

Cylinder seal showing a scene with...

Cylinder seal showing a scene with two seated figures dressed in fringed robes, and a standing figure in the center with his arm raised. A line topped by a star delimits one side of the scene Diorite. Wear. Mesopotamia, Akkadian period, c. 2340-215...

Cylinder seal depicting a scene...

Cylinder seal depicting a scene of presentation to a seated god, topped with horns and wearing a ruffled robe. In front of him stands a figure wearing a fringed robe and holding a trident (Adad/Ishkur?). Behind him, two figures dressed in r

Cylinder-seal representing a seated...