Stamp seal with a square seal plate and a convex back carved with wide grooves. On the seal surface there is a crouching winged animal with long, curved horns, framed by ladder pattern designs.
1.8 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm (11/16 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Hans Silvius von Aulock, Istanbul; sold [through Christie's, New York, June 13, 2000, no.522] to Harvard University Art Museums.
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