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LOT 0898

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

CENTRAL ASIAN SEAL PENDANT WITH HORNED QUADRUPED
23RD-20TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/2 in. (11 grams, 38 mm).

A bronze compartmented stamp seal pendant in the form of a horned quadruped, with suspension loop to reverse; accompanied by a typed and signed scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, the late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: '...This has the shape of what is depicted: a standing horned quadruped looking upwards. The face is flat and compartmented. The back is also flat and has a loop handle with two grooves over it. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c.2300-2000 B.C. It is in very good condition and the metal has been conserved.' [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
1980s-early 1990s collection, UK.

Accompanied by an original typed and signed scholarly note issued by the late Professor W.G. Lambert.

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