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LOT 0848
Central Asian Bronze Round Seal Matrix
CIRCA 2200-1800 B.C.
1 3/4 in. (74 grams, 47 mm).
Segmented disc with loop to the reverse; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze. 47 x 46 x 16 mm. This is round, with flat face and flat back, on which is mounted, not quite in the middle, a suspension loop. The design on the face, done in raised lines, consists of a kind of rosette; a central small circle with 'petals' and loops around it, within an outer rim. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2200-1800 B.C. The metal is in good condition and could be cleaned,[sic] The rim is a little worn.' [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970s.
Accompanied by a scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology.
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