Mesopotamian Shell Cylinder Seal

Object Description

An incised, Mesopotamian, shell cylinder seal. Some indication that zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figures might have been depicted. Due to wear consistent with age, much of the carvings is now smooth. The seal is pierced longitudinally for suspension, allowing it to be worn by its owner in antiquity. A professionally baked modern impression is included with the piece.

Date: Circa 3rd – 2nd Millennium BC

Object History

From a Cotswold, UK, collection. The entire collection was seen and some entries catalogued (not this one) by the late Professor Wilfrid George Lambert pre 1990. The late W.G. Lambert was Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham in the period 1970-1993.

Object Condition

Good condition. Signs of wear consistent with age.

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