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944 - COLLECTION OF MESOPOTAMIAN STONE CYLINDER SEALS Ca.

Estimate £450 - £900

Description

COLLECTION OF MESOPOTAMIAN STONE CYLINDER SEALS Ca. II - I millennium BC. A collection of three cylinder seals, including, from left to right: a seal depicting a priest seated on a chair; a seal engraved with a Tree of Life flanked by mythological creatures, with an ostrich, a floral element and a monkey in the exergue; and a seal depicting an ostrich attacked by a hero, with a hare, a star and a mythological creature in the exergue. Size: 37-44mm x 12-18mm; Weight: 56g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly H.G. collection; acquired from A. Kotllar, Paris, French art market, 1970Ð2006.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 10/03/2026 at 2:00 PM

Pictures credits:

Apollo Art Auctions Ltd