Western Asiatic Bronze Bird Seal Matrix with Cross and Pellets
1st millennium B.C. The handle formed as a stylised standing bird, possibly a vulture, with large almond-shaped eyes and curved beak, large striated wings with a loop behind the neck; the rectangular matrix with a cross motif and a pellet to each quadrant. 23.6 grams, 36 mm wide (1 3/8 in.).
Private collection formed in the 1990s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
Price realized | 220 GBP |
Starting price | 90 GBP |
Estimate | 100 GBP |