ID 888462
Lot 150 | FIVE NEO-ASSYRIAN CHALCEDONY CYLINDER SEALS AND A LIMESTONE STAMP SEAL
Estimate value
$ 2 000 – 3 000
CIRCA 1000-500 B.C.
Stamp Seal: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm.) wide
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, lots 273 and 330.
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, 1984, pp. 180-181, nos. 274, 275, 276, 277 and 278.
Special Notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Ancient Near Eastern |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities, Religious items |
| Medium: | Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Ancient Near Eastern |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities, Religious items |
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