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CIRCA EARLY 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
Details
SIX MESOPOTAMIAN CYLINDER SEALS
circa early 3rd millennium b.c.
Including a Jemdet Nasr serpentine seal engraved with running animals; an Early Dynastic I-II serpentine seal with a man between two large animals; an Early Dynastic II shell seal with the battle of animals and mythical figures; an Early Dynastic IIIa marble seal with a man amidst animals; an Akkadian serpentine seal with two standing figures and a seated figure; and an Early Dynastic IIIa serpentine seal with a row of worshippers
11/8 in. (2.8 cm) high for the largest (6)
circa early 3rd millennium b.c.
Including a Jemdet Nasr serpentine seal engraved with running animals; an Early Dynastic I-II serpentine seal with a man between two large animals; an Early Dynastic II shell seal with the battle of animals and mythical figures; an Early Dynastic IIIa marble seal with a man amidst animals; an Akkadian serpentine seal with two standing figures and a seated figure; and an Early Dynastic IIIa serpentine seal with a row of worshippers
11/8 in. (2.8 cm) high for the largest (6)
Provenance
Hans Silvius von Aulock
Dr. Elie Borowski
Dr. Elie Borowski
Literature
von Aulock, nos. 249-253, 255.
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