PAIR OF INDUS VALLEY WHITE STONE STAMP SEALS WITH BISON AND SCRIPT - WITH ORIGINAL...

Ca. 2300 BC A pair of white stone stamp seals, each formed as a square plaque with an integral pierced handle on the back. The larger seal is carved on the face with a standing bison with head raised, cultic utensils or symbols below the head, and a row of script signs above. The smaller seal shows a similar animal facing right, with further cultic symbols below the raised head and a row of script signs above the animal’s back. Size: 14-17mm x 14-17mm; 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: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 49.40.1.