Sumerian calcite boar-shaped stamp seal - Ex Bonhams
£390.00
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Sumerian calcite boar-shaped stamp seal - Ex Bonhams
£390.00
An alabaster (calcite) stamp seal in the shape of a recumbent boar or pig. The base is decorated with a pair of leaping antelope with long curved horns.
Mesopotamia, Sumerian, Uruk or Jemdet Nasr period, c. 3300-2900 BC
Dimensions - 2.5 x 4.3 cms
Provenance - Helios antiquities 2026 - Ex. collection: Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed al-Thani (1966-2014), Prince of Qatar and former Culture Minister. Ex. Bonhams Antiquities, 1st May 2008, lot 347 (illustrated in catalogue).