Sumerian Jasper Cylinder Seal With Squatting Women

4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

5/8 in. (7.3 grams, 16 mm).

Drilled vertically for suspension; accompanied by a typed and signed scholarly note issued by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder seal of red stone, 16 x 16 mm. Frieze of four women squatting on mats, each holding a jar with neck. Mesopotamian, c.3000 B.C. Good condition.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

From the 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970-1990s.

Accompanied by a scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1985.143, for similar.

CONDITION

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