Two seals in the shape of a trussed duck. One engraved with a stylized altar and solar symbol of the god Sham, the other with a priest standing in a gesture of invocation. Chalcedony and two-tone agate. Mesopotamia, 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Lengths: 2 and 1.7 cm Provenance : - Former French collection built up in the 1970s, then by descent. - Acquired from Galerie Serres in 1974 and 1975 (certificates). Two Mesopotamian Duck-shaped Stones Seals, 2nd-1st Millennium BC
Live Friday 7 July 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 5

Two seals in the shape of a trussed duck. One engraved with a stylized altar and solar symbol of the god Sham, the other with a priest standing in a gesture of invocation. Chalcedony and two-tone agate. Mesopotamia, 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Lengths: 2 and 1.7 cm Provenance : - Former French collection built up in the 1970s, then by descent. - Acquired from Galerie Serres in 1974 and 1975 (certificates). Two Mesopotamian Duck-shaped Stones Seals, 2nd-1st Millennium BC

Estimate
€120 - €150
Result
€512
Buyer's premium
28%
Two seals in the shape of a trussed duck. One engraved with a stylized altar and solar symbol of the god Sham, the other with a priest standing in a gesture of invocation. Chalcedony and two-tone agate. Mesopotamia, 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Lengths: 2 and 1.7 cm Provenance : - Former French collection built up in the 1970s, then by descent. - Acquired from Galerie Serres in 1974 and 1975 (certificates). Two Mesopotamian Duck-shaped Stones Seals, 2nd-1st Millennium BC
Sale
ARCHAEOLOGY & ART OF ISLAM AND INDIA including the Philippe Magloire collection
Friday 7 July 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris