Ancient Khmer - Vishnu torso in sandstone - Khmer style from Baphuon - 11th century
No. 87777909
Ancient Near East Shell Ancient Near Eastern Shell Cylinder Seal
No. 87777909
Ancient Near East Shell Ancient Near Eastern Shell Cylinder Seal
Ancient Near Eastern Carved Shell Cylinder Seal
3.4g. and 21.8mm x 8.6mm
Purchased from B. Auctions, Belgium in February 2024
From a Private European Collection
An outstanding piece in Museum's quality. Well-detailed and highly attractive.
Very rare type.
A cylinder seal is a small pierced object, like a long round bead, carved in reverse (intaglio) and hung on strings of fiber or leather. These often beautiful objects were ubiquitous in the Ancient Near East and remain a unique record of individuals from this era. Each seal was owned by one person and was used and held by them in particularly intimate ways, such as strung on a necklace or bracelet.
When a signature was required, the seal was taken out and rolled on the pliable clay document, leaving behind the positive impression of the reverse images carved into it. However, some seals were valued not for the impression they made, but instead, for the magic they were thought to possess or for their beauty.
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