Large Anatolian Steatite Seal with Carved Bird

3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 3/8 in. (28.7 grams, 36.5 mm).

Plano-convex in profile with a lightly inscribed antique legend to domed face (including Arabic name and numeral '1298'); underside with reserved figure of a bird with wings spread.

Provenance

With Artemis Gallery, Munich, 1980s.
Acquired from Artemis Gallery, November 1992.
European private collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 1413