Lot Essay
For a similar Greco-Persian depiction of a zebu in the a globolo style, see pl. 986, pp. 348, 356 in J. Boardman, Greek Gems and Finger Rings: Early Bronze Age to Classical.
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CIRCA 7TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
TWO NEAR EASTERN CHALCEDONY SEALS
CIRCA 7TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Including a Neo-Babylonian conoid, with a worshipper before an altar with the symbols of Nabu and Marduk, a sun above; and a Greco-Persian scaraboid, engraved in the a globolo style with a reclining zebu; both perforated
Larger: .15/16 in. (2.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 7TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Including a Neo-Babylonian conoid, with a worshipper before an altar with the symbols of Nabu and Marduk, a sun above; and a Greco-Persian scaraboid, engraved in the a globolo style with a reclining zebu; both perforated
Larger: .15/16 in. (2.5 cm.) high
Provenance
with Elias S. David (1891-1969), New York; thence by descent.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.