Lot of 6 Sumerian Stone Stamp Beads

**Originally Listed At $500**

Ancient Near East, Sumer, ca. 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE. A fine gathering of six hand-carved stone beads which double as stamp seals. First are a pair of hemispherical beads with a pair of abstract figures on the stamp faces. An elongated, white-hued ovoid bead has a lightly carinated midsection and boasts a pair of recumbent ibexes. Another hemispherical bead features an incised concentric circle intersected by a linear striation. The second-largest stamp has an incised sun on the stamp face with radiating rays, and the largest has roughly two dozen small spots drilled onto the surface. Size of largest (drilled spots): 1.6" L x 1.4" W (4.1 cm x 3.6 cm).

Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection

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#122887
Condition Report: All items have minor abrasions and nicks to stamp faces and bodies, with light encrustations within drilled suspension holes, and softening to some incised details, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits throughout.