Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

1/2 - 7/8 in. (25.1 grams total, 13-21 mm).

Comprising: a brown steatite seal with drilled motifs; a cream quartz seal with a geometric pattern; an intentionally broken hematite seal with a nude frontal woman, two small figures with antlers beneath, a male with curly hair and another figure with a long neck, a practise piece; a cram limestone seal with three tree motifs; a steatite seal with linear and pellet motifs; supplied with museum-quality impressions. [5, No Reserve]

Provenance

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

Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.11, 12, 54, 62, 71.

Literature

Cf. seal in similar style from Mesopotamia or Iran, Jemdet Nasr or Early Dynastic I, c.3100-2750 B.C., in Pittman, H., Ancient Art in Miniature, Near Eastern Seals from the Collection of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, New York, 1987, no.17 p.54.

CONDITION

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LOT 1465