BACTRIAN BRONZE OPEN WORK STAMP SEAL WITH SUN MOTIF - ORIGINAL LAMBERT REPORT

Ca. 2200 - 1800 BC A Bactrian bronze seal stamp with an ornamental geometric pattern. In the center is a depiction of the rosette, connected to an outer band by extending from each arm. The design utilizes the openwork technique, with both a flat face and back. Encircling the openwork at the center is a grooved metal outer band. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 1978.261.1.
Size: 44mm x 43mm; Weight: 74g
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 1990s (with original note, signed by him). Previously in an old British collection formed since the 1960s.

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Estimate: GBP 75 - 150