A BACTRIAN AGATE INTAGLIO SEAL DEPICTING A ZEBU BULL
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Ancient region of Bactria, presumably c. 2500 years old. The circular seal carved to the base with a Zebu bull below an inscription, carved with a handle to the top. The translucent stone of a light gray color with black speckles and white bands.
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: 24.2 g
Dimensions: Diameter 4.5 cm
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