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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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Stone