Mesopotamian Old Babylonian Hematite Cylinder Seal - With Spanish Import License

Old Babylonian haematite cylinder seal with seated king with three figures in attendance. | Old Babylonian. Circa 2000-1600 B. C.

Mesopotamian seal cylinders were engraved with motifs depicting the gods or containing symbols of power. They were almost always used to imprint these motifs on clay, but they are also found in royal tombs.
These graphic motifs are recessed in the seal so that they can be stamped into the clay by rolling the cylinder, for which purpose a ring, a shaft or a string was used across its trepanned axis. The images depicted on cylindrical stamps were mainly based on themes, often sociological or religious. They presented ideas about society in pictographic and textual form.

Dimensions: 2,50 x 1,00 cm.

Condition: Surface wear and mineral deposits. Fine condition.

Provenance: Acquired at french Auction house in 2023. Formerly French private collection.

Notes:

- Due to United States customs regulations, this lot cannot be sold to customers residing in the United States.
- The piece includes authenticity certificate.
- The piece includes spanish export license ( Passport for European Union) .
- If the piece goes outside the European Union a new export license will be requested by us, This process can take beteen 1 and 2 months.
-According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union are subject to export taxes and will be added to the invoice, at the
buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item
to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are applied to it:
- Up to 6,000 euros: 5%. / From 6. 001 to 60. 000 euros 10%.
- Shipped with Insurance.