SealsAnatolian2nd-1st millennium BCE
Stamp Steal: Eagle, Spirals, and Guilloche
19th-8th century BCE
Description
Stylized eagle surrounded by spiral and guilloche (cable) designs.
Dimensions
h. 2.8 x diam. 2.4 cm (1 1/8 x 15/16 in.)
Provenance
Hans Silvius von Aulock, Istanbul (by 2000); sold [through Christie's, New York, June 13, 2000, no.522] to Harvard University Art Museums.
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