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LOT 1368
Large Bactrian Pierced Stone Seal
2700-1400 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (22.1 grams, 37 mm).
Domed body with deeply engraved underside with abstract motifs, drilled for suspension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a similar seal in Salvatori, S., ‘Bactria and Margiana seals: A new Assessment of Their Chronological Position and a Typological Survey’ in East and West, Vol. 50, No.1/4 (December 2000), pp. 97-145, fig.12, no.6.
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