Early West-Mesopotamian gable stamp seal, Ubaid, 5th.-4th. mill. BC
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1484187
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1484187
$165.00
Reserved
Reserved
Interesting early Gable stamp seal of the Ubaid period and probably made in the later 5th. mill. BC.
The seal depicts an artful motif of two juxtaposed stylized animals with long legs.
Size: 29 mm. long and 22 mm. wide.
Condition: Very fine, some weaer to the edges.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 2008. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint!
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection of seals between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections. Gustav Oberländer specialized in early stamp and cylinder seals from the pre-historic and Dynastic civilizations in the Near East / Mesopotamia, Anatolia and Bactrian.
The seal depicts an artful motif of two juxtaposed stylized animals with long legs.
Size: 29 mm. long and 22 mm. wide.
Condition: Very fine, some weaer to the edges.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 2008. Comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection and imprint!
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection of seals between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and from old collections. Gustav Oberländer specialized in early stamp and cylinder seals from the pre-historic and Dynastic civilizations in the Near East / Mesopotamia, Anatolia and Bactrian.
