PAIR OF INDUS VALLEY BRONZE STAMP SEALS
3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Culture. A mixed pair of openwork bronze seals comprising: 1) a circular stamp arranged around a radiating cross motif within an undulating border; 2) an openwork swastika with curved arms arranged within a rosette. The Indus Valley Civilisation was an important Bronze Age culture which arose in c. 3300 BC and lasted until c. 1300, though its heyday, to which these bronze seals belong, was in the 3rd Millennium BC. Good condition; beautiful patinas. Provenance: Private London collection, formed in the 1980-90s on the UK and European art market. Size: L:Set of 2: 55 - 57mm / W:55 - 57mm ; 70g
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3rd millennium BC. Indus Valley Culture. A mixed pair of openwork bronze seals comprising: 1) a circular stamp arranged around a radiating cross motif within an undulating border; 2) an openwork swastika with curved arms arranged within a rosette. The Indus Valley Civilisation was an important Bronze Age culture which arose in c. 3300 BC and lasted until c. 1300, though its heyday, to which these bronze seals belong, was in the 3rd Millennium BC. Good condition; beautiful patinas. Provenance: Private London collection, formed in the 1980-90s on the UK and European art market. Size: L:Set of 2: 55 - 57mm / W:55 - 57mm ; 70g
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