CENTRAL ASIAN BROWNISH STONE WITH FLORAL ICONS AND INSECTS. Ca. 1st Millennium BC A brownish stone cylinder/stamp seal from Central Asia with the ancient bronze loop still attached. On the side, the seal depicts floral icons and an insect (beetle?), while on its base a rosette is shown. Ca. first millennium BC. Size: 52mm x 16mm; Weight: 18g. 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. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.