Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group

拍品描述

3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Comprising: a white marble seal with a geometric pattern; a black steatite seal with stars, a lozenge and sickles; a small white limestone seal with a geometric pattern; a grey-brown serpentine seal with a geometric pattern, Jemdet Nasr type; a steatite seal with two standing stags and a lion; supplied with museum-quality impressions. Cf. a seal with similar patterns in Buchanan, B., Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection, New Yale and London, 1981, no.157. 20.75 grams total, 9-24 mm (3/8 - 1 in.). [5, No Reserve] From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.10, 13, 15, 16, 46. TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists. See our website for more information.

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