Mesopotamian Black Stone Four-Sided Seal with Heads and Animals

CIRCA 3000 B.C.

3/4 in (3.66 grams, 18.16 mm).

Rectangular in section with incuse design to each face: running feline; crouching figure with arms spread; rearing quadruped; advancing figure in tall headdress; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of the late Mr W.
Magee, Hartlepool, County Durham, UK, 1960s-1990s, thence by descent.

Accompanied by a previous cataloguing information card.

CONDITION

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