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4824 - An Akkadian mottled green stone cylinder seal, ca. 2300–2200 BCE, depicting the judgment of the bird-man, the seated water god Enki, with fish leaping from streams of water flowing from his shoulders. Behind him stands a small worshipper holding an animal, with one hand raised. In front of Enki stands the two-faced vizier, Usmu; behind the bird-man, Anzu, is held by another deity. H. 3.2 cm. Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington, London, May 15, 2002, lot 591. Ancient Art Gallery Stormbroek, Eindhoven, Netherlands. Private Dutch collection, Wassenaar. [1]
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An Akkadian mottled green stone cylinder seal, ca. 2300–2200 BCE, depicting the judgment of the bird-man, the seated water god Enki, with fish leaping from streams of water flowing from his shoulders. Behind him stands a small worshipper holding an animal, with one hand raised. In front of Enki stands the two-faced vizier, Usmu; behind the bird-man, Anzu, is held by another deity. H. 3.2 cm. Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington, London, May 15, 2002, lot 591. Ancient Art Gallery Stormbroek, Eindhoven, Netherlands. Private Dutch collection, Wassenaar. [1]
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