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Pair of Near Eastern Shell & Stone Stamp Seal Beads

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Pair of Near Eastern Shell & Stone Stamp Seal Beads

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Description

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Jemdet Nasr period, ca. 3200 to 2900 BCE; Old Babylonia, ca. 1900 to 1800 BCE. A fabulous pair of cylindrical stamp seal beads from the Ancient Near East: one made of seashell from Jemdet Nasr culture and the other of stone from Old Babylonia. First, the larger shell bead from Jemdet Nasr is incised with 2 bands of abstract linear designs as well as 8 circular gold inlays. Alternatively, the Old Babylonian seal features a worshipper and a standing deity flanking an altar and 3 columns of Sumerian text. Size of largest (Jemdet Nasr): 0.6" W x 1.25" H (1.5 cm x 3.2 cm)

Provenance: ex-Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000; Jemdet Nasr is ex-London Coin Galleries of Newport, Newport Beach, California, USA

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Condition

Suspension hole of Babylonian seal is blocked by earthen encrustations on one side inhibiting wear, but Jemdet Nasr bead is wearable. Jemdet Nasr bead is missing 2 gold inlays with chipping and earthen encrustations partially covering a few others. Both have some expected abrasions and surface wear. Otherwise, both are mostly intact with liberal remaining detail. Old Babylonian seal is accompanied by a modern impression.