Four Mesopotamian hardstone seals
Late Uruk - Jemdet Nasr Period, circa 3300-2900 B.C.
Including three cylinder seals, one in alabaster carved with a horse, a tree and birds, another in brown stone with two jackals and a vase in the centre, and one in pink stone with a geometric design, 15mm-28mm long; and a white marble stamp seal in the form of a reclining boar, pierced horizontally, the base carved with lines in the drilled technique, 1½in (4cm) long, mounted on display bases with impressions (4)
Late Uruk - Jemdet Nasr Period, circa 3300-2900 B.C.
Including three cylinder seals, one in alabaster carved with a horse, a tree and birds, another in brown stone with two jackals and a vase in the centre, and one in pink stone with a geometric design, 15mm-28mm long; and a white marble stamp seal in the form of a reclining boar, pierced horizontally, the base carved with lines in the drilled technique, 1½in (4cm) long, mounted on display bases with impressions (4)
Sold for
£1,187
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Jil Danon Collection (d. 2012), Paris, formed between the 1940s and 1990.
Category: Antiquities
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