1750 of 3095 lots
1750
Iran, EF
Estimate:
AU$150 - AU$200
Sold
AU$300
Live Auction
Roxbury Auction No. 108 - Tuesday 20th, Wednesday 21st & Thursday the 22nd of July [UPDATED DATES]
Description
Kasvin Collection, Mesopotamian hematite roll seal, a larger example 28mm x 15mm, depicting a farmer with scythe and rice flail in his hands, another carrying water bucket, a woman holding a trident, bull beneath, divided by three vertical lines of Sumerian cuneiform text, a fascinating 3000 year pus message on a personal artefact worn as an amulet and a tool. Sumer was an ancient culture centred between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iran/Iraq).