Four Mesopotamian Stone Stamp Seal Beads
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Description
Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. 4th to 2nd millennium BCE. A set of 4 hand-carved stone stamp seals, each with attractive coloration and incised decorations. One gray seal depicts a pair of seated figures and a third standing figure while the white seal shows a series of abstract creatures, perhaps a hunt scene. The other gray seal has indecipherable decorations, and the fourth seal shows abstract linear and spotted patterning. Size of largest (abstract patterns): 1.07" L x 0.48" W x 0.46" H (2.7 cm x 1.2 cm x 1.2 cm)
Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010
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Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#169611
Condition
All have minor abrasions and small chips, with softening to some inscribed decorations, otherwise intact and very good. Great stone coloration throughout.
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Four Mesopotamian Stone Stamp Seal Beads
Estimate $1,200 - $1,800
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