Ancient Near Eastern Leaded Bronze Stamp Seal Bead
Ancient Near East, Middle East, Syria to Northern Iraq, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3000 to 2500 BCE. An attractive leaded bronze stamp seal bead with a discoid head and protruding cylindrical handle pierced with an annular drill hole. The face is adorned with a lovely design of geometric patterns in a provincial style from Anatolia. Size: 0.8" in diameter (2 cm); 2.3" H (5.8 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Zaveloff collection, Lakewood, New Jersey, USA, acquired from Venus Gallery, Israel, in 2002
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#166393
Condition Report: Some light scratches and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise intact with nice patina.
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Ancient Near East, Middle East, Syria to Northern Iraq, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3000 to 2500 BCE. An attractive leaded bronze stamp seal bead with a discoid head and protruding cylindrical handle pierced with an annular drill hole. The face is adorned with a lovely design of geometric patterns in a provincial style from Anatolia. Size: 0.8" in diameter (2 cm); 2.3" H (5.8 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Zaveloff collection, Lakewood, New Jersey, USA, acquired from Venus Gallery, Israel, in 2002
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#166393
Condition Report: Some light scratches and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise intact with nice patina.
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