Large hemispheric stone seal, Mesopotamia, Late Uruk, c. 4th. mill. BC
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1474166
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1474166
$150.00
Reduced, was 185.00
Reduced, was 185.00
A fine large brown stone stamp seal with high relief, Ancient Near East, probably Mesopotamia, Uruk period, 4th. millenium BC.
High relief carving of stylized animal and other symbols.
Size: 30 mm. in diameter and 14 mm. tall.
Condition: Near Very Fine, intact with a few minor ancient losses.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections. Gustav Oberländer specialized in early stamp seals from the pre-historic and Dynastic civilizations in the Near East / Mesopotamia, Anatolia and Bactrian.
High relief carving of stylized animal and other symbols.
Size: 30 mm. in diameter and 14 mm. tall.
Condition: Near Very Fine, intact with a few minor ancient losses.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections. Gustav Oberländer specialized in early stamp seals from the pre-historic and Dynastic civilizations in the Near East / Mesopotamia, Anatolia and Bactrian.
