Rare Jasper Gable seal w Turtle, Western Mesopotamian, 4th. mill. BC
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1476674
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1476674
$265.00
A rare and interesting Western Mesopotamian stamp seal, c. 4th. mill. BC
The seal of a gable design that became popular in the 4th. mill. BC. The image is interesting since it shows a Turtle!
Size: 28 mm. wide, 24 mm. tall and 7 mm. thick.
Condition: Very fine, with some wear from extensive use in antiquity, nice patina.
This seal was aquired 1991 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.
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.
The seal of a gable design that became popular in the 4th. mill. BC. The image is interesting since it shows a Turtle!
Size: 28 mm. wide, 24 mm. tall and 7 mm. thick.
Condition: Very fine, with some wear from extensive use in antiquity, nice patina.
This seal was aquired 1991 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.
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.
