Lot
329
A PHOENICIAN FAIENCE CYLINDER SEAL
CIRCA 1000-700 B.C.
Estimate
USD 5,000 - USD 7,000
A PHOENICIAN FAIENCE CYLINDER SEAL
Circa 1000-700 B.C.
Turquoise green in color, engraved in Egyptianizing style with two cartouches featuring the hieroglyphs for a pharaoh, perhaps Sety I, and including a mention of Ptah, creator god of Memphis, a broad band of crossed lines above
1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in the 1980s.