Large West Central Asian Bronze Ear-Shaped Seal Matrix

CIRCA 2300-2000 B.C.

2 in. (42.7 grams, 51 mm).

Comprising an openwork ear-shaped body and a tall looped handle on the reverse.

Provenance

Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Ex property of a West London businessman.
Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1304