A GROUP OF THREE CERAMIC SEALS Indus Valley, 3rd-2nd Millennium BC or later. Comprising a rectangular seal carved to the base with a figural scene, a circular seal carved with concentric circles and a rectangular seal carved with concentric rectangles and dented rim. All with a tapering handle.

Condition: Good age-related condition with expected wear and minor erosion.
Provenance: Dr. Ernst Eichler, Vienna, Austria. Thence by descent in the same family. Ernst Eichler (1932-2018) was a judge and poet, writing under the pseudonym of Ernst David. His works have been published worldwide and translated into many languages, including Japanese. Beginning in the late 1960s, he built an important collection of writing instruments, seals and other antique desktop objects, among them a small number of Chinese and Tibetan seals.

Weight: 153 g (total)
Dimensions: Length 4.5 – 5.5 cm, Height 4.5 – 6.2 cm