Fine tabloid stone stamp seal, Mesopotamian 4th. mill. BC
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1484201
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1484201
$195.00
An early tabloid stone seal with a particularly vivid Sun symbol carved in the base, Mesopotamian 4th. mill. BC.
Attractive seal carved in grey-black stone and centrally drilled. Reportedly found near the ancient city of Antioch.
Size: 22 x 20 mm and 6 mm. thick.
Condition: Good Very fine, some deposits.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 1992. 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.
Attractive seal carved in grey-black stone and centrally drilled. Reportedly found near the ancient city of Antioch.
Size: 22 x 20 mm and 6 mm. thick.
Condition: Good Very fine, some deposits.
Added to the Oberländer collection in 1992. 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.
