Babylonian Hard Stone Square Stamp Seal

A finely engraved Babylonian hard stone stamp seal depicting a winged creature and a human figure. Stamp seal and cylinder seals are one of the most distinctive genres of ancient Near Eastern glyphic arts, representing the favoured decorative images and revealing the religious realm of the Ancient Near East. Stamp seals might have first been produced during the 6th-5th millennium BC, in Mesopotamia, used for selling goods and administrative uses. Measurements: 2. 5cm height, 1cm width Provenance: Ex major SM. , London, Collection 1970-99.