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LOT 0922
Central Asian Seal Pendant with Monkey
23RD-20TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (10 grams, 33 mm).
A bronze stamp seal featuring an openwork stylised monkey design; 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 is round, with flat face and flat back, on which there is a small loop for suspension. The design consists of a depiction within a plain outer band. It shows a sitting monkey with tail up and front paws raised, perhaps holding something. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c.2300-2000 B.C. There is some wear and damage to the outer edge of the seal, but the design remains clear. The metal has been conserved.' [No Reserve]
Provenance1980s-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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A bronze stamp seal featuring an openwork stylised monkey design; 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 is round, with flat face and flat back, on which there is a small loop for suspension. The design consists of a depiction within a plain outer band. It shows a sitting monkey with tail up and front paws raised, perhaps holding something. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c.2300-2000 B.C. There is some wear and damage to the outer edge of the seal, but the design remains clear. The metal has been conserved.' 10 grams, 33 mm
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