Choice serpentine stamp seal w handle, Neo-Hittite 2nd.-1st. mill. BC
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1476939
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1476939
$175.00
A beautiful stone stamp seal, carved in black serpentine with a high handle, East Anatolia/West Mesopotamia, Neo-Hittite States, late 2nd. mill. BC - early 1st. millenium BC.
Round seal plate, engraved with a 4-legged and winged animal, finely engraved knob handle with piercing!
Diameter: 18 x 13 mm.
Condition: Near Extremely fine, with fine patina.
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.
Comes with original ID card and hard impression.
Round seal plate, engraved with a 4-legged and winged animal, finely engraved knob handle with piercing!
Diameter: 18 x 13 mm.
Condition: Near Extremely fine, with fine patina.
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.
Comes with original ID card and hard impression.
