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Sumerian Cylinder Seal with Gryphons

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Group of Three Sumerian Cylinder Seals Carved with Human and Animal Figures: Comprising a clear quartz hardstone carved with human and animal figures (7/8"L); a red hard stone cylinder seal carved with human and animal forms (3/4"L); and a small black hard stone cylinder with

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Sumerian Cylinder Seal with Animals: Carved from black hardstone with lions, gazelles, birds and other zoomorphic figures, the center drilled through. 2"L. Condition: small flake on rim of one end, light scracthes and light wear, no visi

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Large Alabaster Early Sumerian Cylinder Seal, 3000 BC: An unusually large steatite cylinder seal, white with brown inclusions, depicting stylised palm tree and two walking horned animals. Drilled for suspension.

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SUMERIAN CYLINDER SEAL - ORIGINAL LAMBERT REPORT: Ca. 2700-2500 BC.Cylinder seal of white marble. Contest scene: Walking lion behind lioness between two rearing domestic quadrupeds; scorpion above lion's back. Condition very good. Accompanied by a si

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Early Sumerian Cylinder Seal, Uruk/Jemdet Nasr Period,: Early Sumerian Cylinder Seal, Uruk/Jemdet Nasr Period, c. 3300-2900 B.C.Carved in a pink fine grained hard limestone in a schematic fashion, typical of such cylinder seals of this period, depicting tw

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Two Sumerian cylinder seals made of dark stone, 3rd millennium B.C.: Two Sumerian cylinder seals made of dark stone, 3rd millennium B.C.1) Scroll seal made of almost black stone, 2.7 cm long and 1.1 cm wide. The impression shows two persons approaching a seated deity,

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Sumerian Cylinder Seal Hunting Scene: Ancient Near East, Sumerian, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennia, Iraq. A very large and unusual white stone cylinder seal used to identify correspondences as coming from a specific individual - in th

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Sumerian Cylinder Seal, ca. 3100-2900 BCE: Jemdet Nasr Period. Carved green stone cylinder seal, apprx 23 x 20 mm, depicting three walking quadrupeds in a frieze. This seal comes with a museum quality modern impression and is accompanied by a

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SUMERIAN CYLINDER SEAL: Circa 3rd Millennium BC, Jemdet Nasr PeriodA cylinder seal with mountain ibex standing on a base line. To the reverse side, the other panel an abstract X shape.Size: L:58mm / W:15mm; 22.4g Provenance:

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Western Asiatic Sumerian Cylinder Seal with Figural: 2200-2100 BC. A limestone cylinder seal with figural frieze; accompanied by a museum-quality impression and typed and signed scholarly note issued by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the

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Group of 3 Western Asiatic Sumerian Cylinder seals: Limestone c. 3000-2800 BCE. Largest one measuring 37 mm.,Lifelong collection from the estate of a gentleman seal collector

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Sumerian Cylinder Seal with Carpet Design, c. 2500 B.C.: Title: Sumerian Cylinder Seal with Carpet Design, c. 2500 B.C. Date & Origin: Sumerian, c. 2500 B.C. Description: Carved stone cylinder seal depicting various geometric designs. Also called a carpet s

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Group of 4 Western Asiatic Sumerian Cylinder seals: Limestone quartz and hardstone c. 3000-2800 BCE. Largest one measuring 32 mm.,Lifelong collection from the estate of a gentleman seal collector

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Group of 2 Western Asiatic Sumerian Cylinder seals: Limestone c. 3000-2800 BCE. Largest one measuring 34 mm.,Lifelong collection from the estate of a gentleman seal collector

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Sumerian Cylinder Seal with Cuneiform Text: 4th-2nd millennium BC. An unfinished white marble cylinder seal with four registers of cuneiform text, possibly an apprentice's practise piece; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 5.09 grams,

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Large Early Sumerian Limestone Cylinder Seal, c. 3000: Date & Origin: Sumerian, c. 3000 B.C. Material: Limestone Dimensions: 4.8 cm L - 1 7/8” Provenance: From an important North London collection formed before 1980. ex. Timeline auctions, December 2015

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2nd millennium BC. A rock crystal cylinder seal with a scene of two opposing gryphons flanking a central three-pointed wheat stalk, bird above and other symbols on the field; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 3.7 grams, 20mm (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent.