Bactrian Compartmented Stamp Seal kongopeoples A delightful small terracotta figure

A delightful small terracotta figure depicting a seated monkey

with its striking polychrome finish and dynamic posture

crafted in a greyish-brown clay and once decorated with red and black pigments

Magnificent strand of early 19th-century Venetian “White Heart” trade beads

The Bura appear to have been sedentary agriculturists who buried their dead in tall

Bactrian Compartmented Stamp Seal kongopeoples A delightful small terracotta figureBactria Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), c. 22001700 BC, Central Asia A superb and intricately cast copper alloy openwork stamp seal, designed in an elegant geometric cross motif framed by double borders. The back is flat and features a central suspension loop, while the tips of two spokes show ancient breaks. This type belongs to the remarkable group of compartmented seals, produced in both geometric and figural patterns during the Bronze Age.