INDUS VALLEY STEATITE STAMP SEAL WITH BUFFALO AND SCRIPT - WITH ORIGINAL REPORT BY PROF. LAMBERT Ca. 3000 - 2000 BC. A square white stone stamp seal with an integral pierced handle on the reverse. The engraved face depicts a standing buffalo in right profile, the head turned slightly to show the horns frontally. Above the animal's back and below the head are rows of Indus script. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1984.482; The British Museum, Museum number 1947,0416.3. Size: 25.5mm x 25.2mm; Weight: 11.39g Provenance: Property of a London gallery; formerly with a Mayfair Art dealer S.A.; Ex. 1990s London collections, studied and catalogued by professor Lambert in the early 90s (with original note, signed by him). Previously in an old British collection formed since the 1960s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.