TWENTY-SIX NEAR EASTERN STAMP SEALS
TWENTY-SIX NEAR EASTERN STAMP SEALS

EARLY URUK-JEMDET NASR, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

Details
TWENTY-SIX NEAR EASTERN STAMP SEALS
EARLY URUK-JEMDET NASR, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
Including a steatite 'button' seal with quartered circle design; a clay stamp seal with linear decoration; a grey and white stone 'button' seal with chevron decoration; a stone domed seal with central drill-hole and radiating lines; a serpentine lentoid amulet with two attachment holes; a rectangular limestone seal with wavy lines; an ovoid stone seal with collared attachment holes and linear decoration; a flat lozenge-shaped stone seal with stylized long-necked horned animals, all Early Uruk Period, circa 4000-3500 B.C.; a dark stone dome-shaped seal with horned animal; a cream circular stone seal with lizard; a stone dome-shaped seal with feline and two horned animals; a white stone seal with two addorsed animals, all Early-Middle Uruk Period, circa 3800-3300 B.C.; a grey stone dome-shaped seal with collared attachment holes; a green-grey stone dome-shaped seal with four animals; a green-grey calcite stamp seal in the shape of a recumbent sheep; and a pink stone zoomorphic stamp seal, Early Uruk to Jemdet Nasr Period, circa 3800-2900 B.C.
2¼ in. (5.5 cm.) diam. max. (26)
Provenance
Private collection, Denmark, acquired in the 1960s-1970s; and thence by descent to the present owner.

Brought to you by

Georgina Aitken
Georgina Aitken

Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

Sign in
View condition report

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
E. Moller, Ancient Near Eastern Seals in a Danish Collection, Copenhagen, 1992, pp. 10-18, nos 1-26.

US Iranian Transaction Regulations
Please note that the US Iranian Transaction Regulations restrict the
import into the USA, and the purchase by US persons, of certain types
of Iranian origin property appearing in this catalogue. Iranian origin informational materials (including fine art by recognized artists and
books and manuscripts) may be imported into the USA and purchased by US persons, but Iranian origin works of conventional craftsmanship (works that are not by a recognized artist and/or that have a function) may
not. It is the responsibility of US persons to ensure that they do not bid on prohibited Iranian origin property. US persons include US
citizens and US permanent residents (greencard holders) wherever these individuals are located, US entities and any other persons temporarily resident or located in the US.

More from Antiquities

View All
View All