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PROPERTY FROM THE LIGABUE FAMILY COLLECTION
A SUMERIAN SHELL CYLINDER SEAL
EARLY DYNASTIC III, CIRCA 2600-2334 B.C.
Details
A SUMERIAN SHELL CYLINDER SEAL
EARLY DYNASTIC III, CIRCA 2600-2334 B.C.
With crossed lions, a diminutive scorpion between them, each lion attacking a rearing bull, a hero spearing the bull to the right, a small animal between them, a small rearing lion attacking the bull to the left, a cluster of drilled dots below
1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm.) high
EARLY DYNASTIC III, CIRCA 2600-2334 B.C.
With crossed lions, a diminutive scorpion between them, each lion attacking a rearing bull, a hero spearing the bull to the right, a small animal between them, a small rearing lion attacking the bull to the left, a cluster of drilled dots below
1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm.) high
Provenance
with Rabi Soleymani, Tehran.
Acquired by the current owner’s father, Venice, 1975; thence by descent.
Acquired by the current owner’s father, Venice, 1975; thence by descent.
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