Lot Essay
Cf. D. Collon, First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, The British Museum, London, 1987, pp. 156-7, no. 696 for a close parallel (Berlin VA 3874).
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CIRCA 2100 B.C.
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AN UNUSUAL SUMERIAN BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH FISHING SCENE
CIRCA 2100 B.C.
Showing a boat, curved high at either end, being punted by a man wearing a pleated robe, another similarly clad man raises a forked spear into the air with both hands having just caught a fish, at the back of the boat is a pole surmounted by a globe, a crescent above, another fish is shown in the water, and two water fowl, one of which is between two tall plants, a star above
7/8 in. (2.1 cm.) high
CIRCA 2100 B.C.
Showing a boat, curved high at either end, being punted by a man wearing a pleated robe, another similarly clad man raises a forked spear into the air with both hands having just caught a fish, at the back of the boat is a pole surmounted by a globe, a crescent above, another fish is shown in the water, and two water fowl, one of which is between two tall plants, a star above
7/8 in. (2.1 cm.) high
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