ID 888339
Lot 151 | FIVE NEO-ASSYRIAN STONE CYLINDER SEALS
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
CIRCA 900-600 B.C.
Largest: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 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, lots 170 and 223 (part).
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. 176-179, nos. 258, 259, 261, 264 and 265.
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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