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CIRCA LATE 7TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
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TWENTY-TWO NEO-BABYLONIAN AND ACHAEMENID STAMP SEALS
circa late 7th-5th century b.c.
Including six scaraboids, chiefly of chalcedony, one of dark serpentine and one of red agate, primarily engraved with schematic devices; three conoids, one of jasper, one of feldspar and one of chalcedony, each with a schematic device; three bronze pyramidal seals, two with a schematic worshipper scene, one with a tree; four pyramidal seals, two of white quartzite, and two of chalcedony, each with a schematic device; and six chalcedony seals in the shape of a duck weight with schematic devices
.15/16 in. (2.4 cm) long for the largest (22)
circa late 7th-5th century b.c.
Including six scaraboids, chiefly of chalcedony, one of dark serpentine and one of red agate, primarily engraved with schematic devices; three conoids, one of jasper, one of feldspar and one of chalcedony, each with a schematic device; three bronze pyramidal seals, two with a schematic worshipper scene, one with a tree; four pyramidal seals, two of white quartzite, and two of chalcedony, each with a schematic device; and six chalcedony seals in the shape of a duck weight with schematic devices
.15/16 in. (2.4 cm) long for the largest (22)
Provenance
Hans Silvius von Aulock
Dr. Elie Borowski
Dr. Elie Borowski
Literature
von Aulock, nos. 168-176, 178-181, 183-184, 186-189, 191-193.
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