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NINETEEN SYRIAN CYLINDER SEALS
Circa 3200-1900 B.C.
Including seals of circa 3200-2900 B.C., four with seated figures; two with spiders; one with long handled pots and couchant animals; one with two running antelope; one with a procession of walking antelope; one with a quadruped and a linear motif; one with a stylized tree; and one with unidentified triangular elements; together with seals of circa 2000-1900 B.C., with various scenes composed of seated and standing figures with animals (19)
Circa 3200-1900 B.C.
Including seals of circa 3200-2900 B.C., four with seated figures; two with spiders; one with long handled pots and couchant animals; one with two running antelope; one with a procession of walking antelope; one with a quadruped and a linear motif; one with a stylized tree; and one with unidentified triangular elements; together with seals of circa 2000-1900 B.C., with various scenes composed of seated and standing figures with animals (19)
Provenance
The Marcopoli Collection
Christie's New York, 14 June 1993, lots 172, 226, 276 & 282.
Christie's New York, 14 June 1993, lots 172, 226, 276 & 282.
Literature
Teissier, Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals from the Marcopoli Collection,nos. 298-309 & 364-370.