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LOT 0257
Large Bactrian Stone Stamp Seal with Bird
CIRCA 2500-2000 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (67 grams, 60 mm).
Carved stone seal formed as a bird with the head reversed, with drilled eyes and feather detailing to the wings, underside with incuse bird-in-flight motif; neck pierced for suspension.
Provenance
Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Literature
Cf. Aruz, J., Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003, item 232, for similar drilled detailing technique.
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