Quartzite seal in the shape of a sheep © Jamdat Nasr Period 3500 - 2750 B.C. SKU: ekhsheep Price: $2,500.00 Quartzite. Jamdat Nasr Period. 3500-2750 B.C. 49 x 32 mm. ex: Eid Khalaf Collection. Reclining sheep, head down,eyes forward, legs and tail tucked below. Face of the seal shows a pigtailed scene of several dogs playing, leaping and looking around. Hole on the example is bidirectional, but not completely drilled through. The piece is intact and in fine condition. A beautiful zoomorphic amulet from the Tel Brak region. cf: Ashmolean II 218-219 / Homes-Fredericq, pl. XXX, 347 / Delaporte, Louvre, Pl. 2, 5a.
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