AN AKKADIAN BLACK SERPENTINE CYLINDER SEAL

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ID 888441
Lot 147 | AN AKKADIAN BLACK SERPENTINE CYLINDER SEAL
AN AKKADIAN BLACK SERPENTINE CYLINDER SEAL

CIRCA 2334-2260 B.C.

1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm.) long





Provenance

Marcopoli Collection, assembled in Aleppo, Syria, late 19th century.

McLendon Collection, Dallas, acquired circa 1978.

The McLendon Collection of Cylinder and Stamp Seals; Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 14 June 1993, lot 109.

Dr. Vallo Benjamin (1934-2021), New York, acquired from the above; thence by descent to the current owner.



Literature

B. Teissier, Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in The Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, pp. 128-129, no. 74.



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