3rd-1st millennium B.C. A group of cylinder sealsprising: a Neo-Sumerian black marble seal with a presentation scene to the top register and a frieze of swimming swans to the bottom register; an Assyrian white marble seal with Gilgamesh attacking a rearing lion from behind with a sword in his hand, grasping the tail of the beast, the lion simultaneously attacking a rearing bull; a Mitanni or Syrian black steatite seal with a nude female standing next to tree of life, various symbols to the field; a Neo Babylonian serpentine seal with a frieze of rearing bulls and horses with a tree of life to the background; each mounted on an identification card with impression, old collection number and a handwritten note in French. 135 grams total, 12 x 9 cm each (4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.). Acquired from Galerie Antovitch, Paris, France, 1970s. With Galerie Chesnes, Lyon, 1980s. [4, No Reserve]