A BACTRIAN AGATE INTAGLIO SEAL DEPICTING A UNICORN
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Ancient region of Bactria, presumably c. 2500 years old. The ovoid seal carved to the base with a unicorn, a flower, a triangle, and an inscription above, all within a dotted border. The milky-white agate carved with a handle to the top.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, small nicks along the edges and natural imperfections to the stone.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Weight: 32.82 g
Dimensions: Length 5 cm
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