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Ancient Near East, Anatolia, Mesopotamian, Sumerian, Babylonian, and Gandharan, ca. 4th to 1st millennium BCE. A set of 5 hand-carved stone artifacts from across the ancient Near East. An Anatolian eye pendant exhibits a pair of drilled ‘eyes’ on the verso, and a Gandharan lapis lazuli stamp seal shows a hound in front of a trident. The stamp seals are carved from vibrant stones – greenstone is from Sumer; white stone with linear motifs is Babylonian; and the most petite is of Mesopotamian origin. Size of largest (eye pendant): 0.98″ L x 0.74″ W x 0.33″ H (2.5 cm x 1.9 cm x 0.8 cm)
Condition: All with minor abrasions, with softening to finer details on seals, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to overall forms.
Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010
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