BACTRIAN BLACK STONE SEAL
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Ca. 2nd millennium BC.
A beautiful black double-faced seal from the region of Bactria/Turkmenistan. One side contains a mythical feline creature, floral elements, and a snake, the other depicts a five-pointed star symbol. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Size: L:7.5mm / W:25.3mm ; 8.58g
Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; Formerly in a central London family collections 1990s; Suggested to be examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.; ex. 1970s/early80s UK art market.
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BACTRIAN BLACK STONE SEAL
Estimate £300 - £500
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