Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group

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2nd-1st millennium B.C. Comprising: a steatite seal with three figures to the right offering to a deity on a throne, filler motifs including a sun disc; a light green soapstone with a stylised eagle or a winged sun disc; a red jasper seal with four people in varied clothing; a steatite seal with two gazelles back to back, and a tree as a filler motif; a hematite seal with a stag looking back, fish and other motifs; supplied with museum-quality impressions. Cf. a seal with similar figures in Buchanan, B., Early Near Eastern Seals in the Yale Babylonian Collection, New Yale and London, 1981, no.1266. 21 grams total, 14-24 mm (1/2 - 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.33, 35, 40, 66 & 77. 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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