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Engraved Votive Seal with an Intaglio - D.0039
Origin: Lake Van, Anatolia
Circa: 4000
BC
to 3000
BC
Dimensions:
1.5" (3.8cm) high
x .875" (2.2cm) wide
x .875" (2.2cm) depth
Collection: Near Eastern
Style: Neolithic
Medium: Dickite
Additional Information: SOLD
Location: United States
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This ancient votive seal was discovered
with a
cache of similar artifacts along the
shores of Lake
Van. Evoking the dawn of Western
culture, these
apparently were offerings at the shrine
of some
powerful god. This unknown deity
appears to
have been associated with fertility and
rebirth.
The design that adorns them—of birds,
animals,
cult idols—probably stood in proxy for
more
costly sacrifices. Pressed into soft
clay or wax,
they would have created multiple images
to win
the favor of the god. Carved with an
abstract
simplicity but an observant eye toward
nature,
the stark visual appeal of this piece is
timeless.
These seals represent dreams, hopes and
aspirations for health, success, and
happiness
that are as old as civilization itself.
- (D.0039)
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