Ancient Anatolian (c. 1650–1200 BCE) stamp seal of a stag
£75.00
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Ancient Anatolian (c. 1650–1200 BCE) stamp seal of a stag
£75.00
An Anatolian Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age (c. 1650–1200 BCE) stamp seal of a stag.
It represents a highly personal artifact used over 3,000 years ago to press into soft clay to seal trade goods, documents, or storage jars.
Dimensions - 2cm. Height 1.5cm.
Provenance - Collection of Gabriele und Wolfgang Leiner, and thence by descent. Gabriele and Wolfgang Leiner are known for their historical research and editorial work, particularly on topics related to Wurttemberg history and historical documents from the region. They are the editors of Gottfried Tobias Ritters Stuttgarter Tagebuch 1833. Originally acquired from Yagdir in Alanya (Turkey) in the year 1975 for 50 Deutsche Marks. A photocopy of Leiner's original record is included.