A SUMERIAN BLACK SERPENTINE CYLINDER SEAL
A SUMERIAN BLACK SERPENTINE CYLINDER SEAL

THIRD DYNASTY OF UR, CIRCA 2112-2004 B.C.

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A SUMERIAN BLACK SERPENTINE CYLINDER SEAL
Third Dynasty of Ur, Circa 2112-2004 B.C.
Divided into two registers with three parallel lines below each scene, the lower register with a row of swans with their wings raised, the upper register with two figures in long robes facing a tall plant in a vessel, each with one hand raised, the terminal a heraldic eagle
34 X 9 mm
Provenance
Said to be from Kirkuk
Acquired in the 1940s and passed by descent to a Lady of Title
Important Antiquities, Christie's London, 21 April 1999, lot 7(c)

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