Large Jemdet Nasr Type Cream Stone Geometric Cylinder Seal

CIRCA 3100-2900 B.C.

1 1/2 in. (19.09 grams, 38 mm).

Cylinder seal with two pairs of opposing triangular motifs with a hatched grid in between; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.3.

Literature

Cf. a seal with similar pattern in Weber, O., Altorientalische Siegelbilder, II volumes, Leipzig, 1920, no.586.

CONDITION

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