Ca. Early 3rd millennium BC.
A black stone hammer seal, likely from Old Elam (Iran), early 3rd millennium BC. It depicts lions and a bird of prey. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Size: L:47.7mm / W:24.7mm ; 55.14g
Provenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s.