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LOT 1192
Very Large Western Asiatic Stone Stamp Seal
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
2 in. (100 grams, 51 mm).
Of square shape, striated lines and locating holes on the surface; the reverse with a domed, pierced plaque.
Provenance
Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Literature
Cf. Ameri, M., Kielt Costello, S., Jamison, G., Scott, S.J., Seals and sealings in Ancient World, Case studies from Near East, Egypt. the Aegean, and South Asia, Cambridge, 2018, fig.2.5, from Konar Sandal, for similar.
Footnotes
Such seals can be associated with distinct communities during the Bronze Age, particularly those engaged in trade with the Indus Valley. In particular, they are associated with the presence of Mesopotamians on the Iranian plateau and the emergent elite of the Early Dynastic city-states.
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