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CIRCA 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
EIGHTEEN NEO-BABYLONIAN STAMP SEALS
circa 7th-6th century b.c.
Including twelve of chalcedony, blue to gray, one in red jasper, one of red veined agate, one of orange veined agate, one of gray chalcedony with brown jasper inclusions, and one of red and one of black steatite; seven engraved with a variation of the scene of a worshipper at an altar, most schematic and one in fine style; eight with schematic devices; two with animals; and one with a winged genius below a pair of wings
1 in. (2.5 cm) high for the largest (18)
circa 7th-6th century b.c.
Including twelve of chalcedony, blue to gray, one in red jasper, one of red veined agate, one of orange veined agate, one of gray chalcedony with brown jasper inclusions, and one of red and one of black steatite; seven engraved with a variation of the scene of a worshipper at an altar, most schematic and one in fine style; eight with schematic devices; two with animals; and one with a winged genius below a pair of wings
1 in. (2.5 cm) high for the largest (18)
Provenance
Hans Silvius von Aulock
Dr. Elie Borowski
Dr. Elie Borowski
Literature
von Aulock, nos. 136, 141-142, 146-148, 151, 154-158, 162-164, 166-167 & 196
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