Bronze-Age, Sumerian pierced Cylinder Seal, Jemdet Nasr period, c. 3000 BC, 2cm x 1.4cm, red/brown stone engraved with a figurative design of two running horned animals (antelopes) divided by a tree. Intact with all details clear
£120-£150

Provenance: From a UK private collection, and sold with a handwritten note from W.G. Lambert.

Cylinder seals resemble a long round bead and were rolled on wet clay to make an impression as a mark of ownership. The period of Jemdet Nasr dates from 3100-2900 BC and was based in southern Mesopotamia