Western Asiatic Bifacial Jasper Amuletic Bead with Human-Head Winged Lion

CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

3/4 in. (5.31 grams, 20 mm).

Rectangular in plan with five pellets to the underside, one retaining a yellow fill; obverse with incised crouching winged lion with human head in profile, one foreleg raised. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the deceased estate of a specialist collector of seals, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA.
From a private collection acquired in 2006.

CONDITION

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LOT 1806