Object Description
An unusually rare pair of Kassite, hollow-formed, silver cylinder seals. The larger, outer seal features a faceted face, engraved with a votive scene. It depicts a standing bearded male figure, depicted wearing a knee-length garment and holding a mace in his left hand. He faces a suppliant goddess, portrayed with raised arms and wearing a horned headdress and a tiered robe. There are three lines of framed cuneiform inscription, running in vertical registers behind the standing male figure.
The smaller seal is engraved with a horizontal frieze depicting tall slender figures flanking an ankh symbol. This smaller seal fits within the larger seal.
The seals are accompanied with museum-quality, baked modern impressions.
Price indicated for the pair.
Date: Circa 13th-12th Century BC