SUMERIAN BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL- ORIGINAL LAMBERT REPORT
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Ca. 2100 - 2000 BC.
A Sumerian black stone cylinder seal depicting the plant of life growing from a pot full of water. Gods stand on either sides of the plant. This seal is dated to the Third Dynasty of Ur. Accompanied by a signed scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. For similar see: Christie's Live Auction 4925, Antiquities, Lot. 157.
Size: 19mm x 10mm; Weight: 4g
Provenance: Property of a London gallery; formerly with a Mayfair Art dealer S.A.; Ex. 1990s London collections, studied and catalogued by professor Lambert in the early 90s (with original note, signed by him). Previously in an old British collection formed since the 1960s.
A Sumerian black stone cylinder seal depicting the plant of life growing from a pot full of water. Gods stand on either sides of the plant. This seal is dated to the Third Dynasty of Ur. Accompanied by a signed scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert. For similar see: Christie's Live Auction 4925, Antiquities, Lot. 157.
Size: 19mm x 10mm; Weight: 4g
Provenance: Property of a London gallery; formerly with a Mayfair Art dealer S.A.; Ex. 1990s London collections, studied and catalogued by professor Lambert in the early 90s (with original note, signed by him). Previously in an old British collection formed since the 1960s.
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SUMERIAN BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL- ORIGINAL LAMBERT REPORT
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