23rd-20th century BC. A bronze oblong openwork stamp seal with handle to the reverse, accompanied by a typed and signed note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 76 x 66 x 24mm., This bears the shape of the design, with flat compartmented and open-work face, and flat back with handle of inverted U-shape mounted in the middle. The design is made up of two oval bands put side by side with added features in the middle of each longer outer side, and with semicircles added within the ovals joining the middles of the inner sides. Short bands and struts join the two ovals and support them internally. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is a large seal of its type, and with a rare, elaborate design. Save for slight wear to the middle outer added features, it is in very good condition.' 75 grams, 76mm (3"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection number, U-260, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s.