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LOT 1406
Uruk Grey Chert Cylinder Seal
CIRCA 2800 B.C.
3/4 in. (10.53 grams, 18 mm).
Squat cylinder seal showing two drilled beasts flanking a tree; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.24.
Cf. a similar seal n Wilson, J.A., Allen, T.G. Ancient Oriental Cylinder and Other Seals, with a description of the collection of Mrs. William H.Moore, Chicago, 1940, no.3 (Uruk Period).
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Syrian Steatite Cylinder Seal with Beasts
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
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Comprising: frieze with profile running horse pulling a chariot with spoked wheel, seated driver and objects in the field; field of geometric linear symbols within broken borders; frieze with segmented standing figures; frieze with S-curved striated band, possibly a serpent with turned towards the rear; presenttion scene with seated magnate and facing supplicant, birds and guilloche in the field, chipped; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 39.73 grams total, 12-41 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
