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Three Ancient Mesopotamian Stone Stamp Seal Beads

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Mesopotamian Stone Head w/ Chignon Hairstyle: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Early Dynastic IIIb to Akkadian Empire period, ca. 2500 to 2218 BCE. An impressively preserved stone head featuring carefully striated

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Three Ancient Mesopotamian Stone Stamp Seal Beads

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**First Time At Auction**

Central Asia, Bronze Age, ca. 4th to early 1st millennium BCE. Very fine and very early set of three carved stone seals. Two of the seals are among a type of very early geometric styles and depict simple cross-hatched designs. One features a flat table with small suspension loop upon its reverse, the other is almost cylindrical and is drilled with a series of small holes on its sides and base. The final is of a black scaraboid form drilled lengthwise for suspension featuring a winged horse - first depicted in Sumerian art before 2000 BCE. A very fine example! Size of largest: 1" H (2.5 cm)

Provenance: private Middletown, New York, USA collection before 1975

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Condition

All 3 showing great signs of wear and usage and each in excellent condition.

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Three Ancient Mesopotamian Stone Stamp Seal Beads

Name: Three Ancient Mesopotamian Stone Stamp Seal Beads
SKU: 149320435
Price: 800 USD
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