Large Western Asiatic Granite Stamp Seal with Recumbent Stag

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Object Description

A large Western Asiatic stamp seal carved from a warm, mottled granite and featuring a recumbent stag. The face of the stamp seal is circular in shape, with short, straight sides, adorned with an encircling groove. The image of a stag has been carefully engraved, depicted recumbent with the legs folded beneath. The antlers and large round eye have been delicately rendered, and triangular motifs fill the empty fields either side. The reverse of the seal slopes gently towards a cylindrical handle, decorated with vertically mirrored convex ridges. The handle tapers at the top, where a circular perforation is topped by a longitudinal groove. Some wear features to the surface, including small chips and scratches and minor earthy encrustations consistent with age.

This seal is accompanied by a professionally baked, modern impression.

Date: Circa 2nd-1st Millennium BC

Object History

Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.

Object Condition

Very good. Minor wear and earthy encrustations to the surface.

Object Details

  • dimensions
    W:4.7 x H:4.7 x D:4.4 centimeters

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The Gallery
Trent Park Equestrian Centre
Eastpole Farm House, Bramley Road
Oakwood, N14 4UW, United Kingdom

St James's Ancient Art
10 Charles II Street, Ground Floor
St James
London
SW1Y 4AA

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