Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. late 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A pottery stamp of a discoidal form with a strap handle on the verso and relief motif on the face of 2 hares sparring. They rear up in a rampant stance, flanking an oversized flower or tree between them. Size: 2.6" Diameter x 0.75" W (6.6 cm x 1.9 cm)

Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000

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Losses and chips to peripheries as shown. Some softening to finer details, but motif is discernable.