A fine gold ring with an ancient Babylonian cylinder seal. - image-1

Lot 5 Dα

A fine gold ring with an ancient Babylonian cylinder seal.

Auction 1039 - overview Cologne
13.11.2014, 17:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 750 €
Result: 1.488 € (incl. premium)

A fine gold ring with an ancient Babylonian cylinder seal.

Grey marble seal ca. 16 x 11mm, carved with a King and the Goddess Istar. Unmarked. Some chips to the stone, major wear to the intaglio. Ring size 61. Weight 28.7 g.
The seal ca. 1900-1800 BC, the ring by Falko Marx (Cologne 1941 - ibid. 2012), 1980s.

Provenance

The cylinder seal purchased from Kunsthandel Faust, Cologne, 1980s.