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LOT 1382
Western Asiatic Bronze Ibex Stamp Seal
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/ 8 in. (9.04 grams, 34 mm).
Compartmented seal shaped as a horned quadruped with a square body and curving horns, a loop on the reverse.
ProvenanceEx the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, acquired 1970-2000s, thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
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LOT 1382
Western Asiatic Bronze Ibex Stamp Seal
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Among the most iconic intercultural style objects are the so-called 'lock' or 'handbag' weights. They have been found in a variety of different colourful stones, such as breccia, chlorite, fossiliferous limestone, calcite and onyx. At the beginning, these objects were probably not weights at all, but were likely badges of high office, carried to indicate authority. Similar objects have been found throughout Mesopotamia, the islands of the Persian Gulf, on the Iranian steppe, and in the Indus Valley.
