Western Asiatic Bronze Stamp Seal with Formée Cross

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Object Description

A small Western Asiatic bronze seal featuring an oval base, from which it rises to a short handle with a mid-ridge surmounted by a pierced loop. Engraved on the base is a formée cross displayed below a foliage motif. The seal would have been worn by its owner to have handy for legal or commercial transactions. The object is accompanied with a paper description signed by Professor W. G. Lambert, the famous Assyriologist.

Date: 500-200 BC

Object History

Ex collection of a deceased gentlemen by descent to his family in London and Geneva, collection acquired 1970-1990.

Object Condition

Good condition

Object Details

  • dimensions
    W:1.5 x H:2.1 x D:1.8 centimeters

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Trent Park Equestrian Centre
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St James's Ancient Art
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