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LOT 1140
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Human Figure
23RD-19TH CENTURY B.C.
2 1/4 in. (53 grams, 58 mm).
Openwork discoid seal with anthropomorphic motif; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze. 57x59x17 mm. This is round, with flat compartmented and open-work face. The back has a stout suspension loop. The design on the face is of a standing creature -- human with bird's head -- and filling shapes. This comes from West Central Asia and dates to c. 2300-1900 B.C. It is a rare design and the seal is in fair condition: some of the edge of the plain outer band is lost.'
Provenance
Ex Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection number Y-905, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.
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LOT 1140
West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal with Human Figure
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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