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LOT 876:
SUMERIAN STONE SEAL PLAQUE DEPICTING A DIVINE COUPLE
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SUMERIAN STONE SEAL PLAQUE DEPICTING A DIVINE COUPLE
Ca. 2500 BC.
A stone stamp seal, perforated at the centre, features a raised border encapsulating a scene depicting two standing figures. Clothed in kaunakes, a tufted wool skirts, the figures exhibit their hands clasped together over their chests, and their heads are turned left.
Size: 35mm x 28mm; Weight: 13g
Provenance: From a private collection of a London doctor, previously acquired from an established London collection, C.M.; formerly in Sultani family collection, Mayfair, London, early 1990s; acquired between 1960s-1990s. Studied by Prof. Lambert in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
