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Glass plate negative of five red wax impressions from Babylonian seals and stones c. 1860 - c. 1900
Wet collodion negative | 17.7 x 22.9 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2400538

Attributed to John Wesley Livingston (1835-1897)
Glass plate negative of five red wax impressions from Babylonian seals and stones c. 1860 - c. 1900
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A 9 x7 inch glass plate negative of a wooden glazed box containing a piece of card with five red wax impressions from Babylonian seals and stones (RCIN 73718).
Two of the impressions (A) represent a Babylonian demi-god named Hea-bani subduing bulls and lions with an emblem of the sun. One (B) represents a Persian deity standing on sphinxes and holding lions.One (C) represents the god Dagon (a fish-god); possibly Phoenecian or Persian work, the impression is from a ring.The last (D) represents a crow pecking at some fruit; from an engraved stone of the Parthian period. Photographed for Windsor Castle Inventory of Arms: North Corridor, no.1019A-D (RCIN 1122401) - a print placed between 334-335.
The stones and seal from which these impressions were made do not appear to be in the Royal Collection. The impressions were first recorded in the North Corridor at Windsor Castle in 1879, at which date no information was held about the originals. -
Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Wet collodion negative
Measurements
17.7 x 22.9 cm (whole object)