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LOT 1730
Western Asiatic Engraved Calligraphic Stamp Seal Group
LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 in. (10.82 grams total, 13-25 mm).
Comprising: a chess piece silver seal matrix, the lower rim set with turquoise coloured glass cabochon indicating the direction of the seal, set with a dark carnelian intaglio engraved with a calligraphic inscription; a bronze seal bead with three faces, two with an inscription, and one showing a bird with open wings standing on a branch; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
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