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LATE URUK STONE VULTURE STAMP SEAL WITH ANIMALS.
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LATE URUK STONE VULTURE STAMP SEAL WITH ANIMALS.
Estimate £750 - £1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
LATE URUK STONE VULTURE STAMP SEAL WITH ANIMALS.
Ca. 3500 - 3100 BC.
A white stone stamp seal carved as a vulture with lowered head, folded legs beneath the hunched body, and a recessed eye. The flat underside is engraved with three groups of drill-holes forming uncertain animals.
For similar see: The Louvre Museum, Main number: AO 12439.
Size: 52mm x 36mm; Weight: 34g
Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; formerly in a central London family collection, 1990s; examined by Wilfrid George Lambert in the late 1980s–early 1990s; ex UK art market, 1970s–early 1980s.
This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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