Lot no. 595
INDUS VALLEY WHITE STONE STAMP SEAL WITH BISON AND SCRIPT - WITH ORIGINAL REPORT BY PROF. LAMBERT.
Ca. 2300 BC
A white stone stamp seal formed as a square plaque with an integral pierced handle on the back, carved on the face with a standing bison with head raised, cultic utensils or symbols below the head, and a row of script symbols running along the top.
Size: 24mm x 24mm; Weight: 5g.
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.
This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
For similar see: Cleveland Museum Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1973.160
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