Triangular stamp seal w handle, Mesopotamia, Halaf, 6th.-5th. mill. BC
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1484549
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1484549
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A scarce larger stamp seal, with precise finding place near the ancient city of Antioch, and dating to the Mesopotamian Halaf period, Neolithic, c. 6th.-5th. millenium BC.
Interesting very early stamp seal of a triangular shape that almost looks like flat-iron. with pierced handle.
Size: 31 mm long and 20 mm. wide, 15 mm. tall.
Condition: Very fine and intact, with minor corrosion and deposits.
Comes with imprint and original Id card.
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 stamp seals and Cylinder seals from the pre-historic and Dynastic civilizations in the Near East / Mesopotamia, Anatolia and Bactria, as well as the later ancient cultures.
Interesting very early stamp seal of a triangular shape that almost looks like flat-iron. with pierced handle.
Size: 31 mm long and 20 mm. wide, 15 mm. tall.
Condition: Very fine and intact, with minor corrosion and deposits.
Comes with imprint and original Id card.
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 stamp seals and Cylinder seals from the pre-historic and Dynastic civilizations in the Near East / Mesopotamia, Anatolia and Bactria, as well as the later ancient cultures.
