A WESTERN ASIATIC MARBLE SEAL AMULET IN THE FORM OF A BIRD OF PREY, LATE URUK PERIOD, CIRCA 3300-2900 B.C. A WESTERN ASIATIC MARBLE SEAL AMULET IN THE FORM OF A BIRD OF PREY, LATE URUK PERIOD, CIRCA 3300-2900 B.C.

A WESTERN ASIATIC MARBLE SEAL AMULET IN THE FORM OF A BIRD OF PREY, LATE URUK PERIOD, CIRCA 3300-2900 B.C.

Reference: ART600490

A Mesopotamian seal amulet, finely carved with an indented eye and central drilled hole for suspension.
The back is flat and carved with six birds that allowed this to function as a seal.
Size: 6 cm. length.
Weight: 74 grams.

CONDITION
Fair condition.

PROVENANCE
British private collection. Ex, London art market early 1980s.

REFERENCES
Imai, Ayako. 1983. In The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Selections from the Collection of the Ancient Near East Department, exh. cat. Tokyo: Chunichi Shimbun, no. 115.