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A limestone cylinder seal with zoomorphic suspension lug to the top, quatrefoil to the bottom, running geometric design to the sidewall; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 

A seal comprises a design carved onto a hard material: although most often made of stone, there are also examples rendered in bone, ivory, faience, glass, metal, wood, and even sun-dried or baked clay. In the ancient world, seals guaranteed the authenticity of marked ownership – as such, they were instrumental in legal transactions, and in the protection of goods against theft. Seal amulets with stylised animals have been found throughout Mesopotamia in contexts dating to the late fourth millennium BC, although stamp seals and cylinder seals were the predominant types in the ancient Near East.

Measurements: 3.4cm height

Provenance: From an important Mayfair collection, 1970-1999; thence by descent. 

1st millennium BC.

Near Eastern Limestone Cylinder Seal with Animal Head

Archaeology

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Cretaceous, Lower (145 - 100.5 million years)

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Neogene, Miocene (23.03 - 5.33 million years)

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