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Jemdet Nasr Type Green Stone Cylinder Seal Jemdet Nasr Type Green Stone Cylinder Seal Jemdet Nasr Type Green Stone Cylinder Seal
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LOT 1277

Jemdet Nasr Type Green Stone Cylinder Seal

CIRCA 3000 B.C.

1 1/8 in. (22.7 grams, 28 mm).

Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Translucent Green Stone 28 x 21 mm. The design consists of three rows of three fish, two rows moving in one direction, one row moving in the other direction. Tis is a seal in the Jemdet Nasr Style, dating to c. 3000 B.C., from Sumer or south west Iran. the design is deeply cut and the seal is in very good state of preservation. The fish is probably a symbol of the god Enki god of the waters below the earth, and in later periods of art often associated with fish.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.

Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in May 1992.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1277

Jemdet Nasr Type Green Stone Cylinder Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £416

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