Fine square stamp seal w horse, Levantine, 1200-900 BC
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1486481
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Stone: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1486481
$150.00
Finely carved stamp seal with elaborate handle, Neo-Hittite states of the Levante, c. 1200-900 BC.
The seal depicts a horse moving right with another animal above. Scarce representation of a horse for Mesopotamia.
Size: 14 x 13 mm. and 11 mm. tall.
Condition: EF. Much redish deposits and will improve when cleaned.
Comes with imprint and ID-cards from below collection, made by the collector. 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 depicts a horse moving right with another animal above. Scarce representation of a horse for Mesopotamia.
Size: 14 x 13 mm. and 11 mm. tall.
Condition: EF. Much redish deposits and will improve when cleaned.
Comes with imprint and ID-cards from below collection, made by the collector. 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.
