3rd millennium BC. A mixed group of ten bronze seals with various shapes and designs, including five accompanied by typed and signed notes by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which state: (T-152) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 37 x 33 x 13mm. This has the shape of what is depicted: apparently some kind of fish with a big eye. The face is flat and compartmented. The back is also flat and bears a loop handle of strip metal. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. There is incrustation on the surface which could be removed. The edges are a little worn and damaged in places, but generally it is in good condition.'; (U-455) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 34 x 34 x 15mm. This is round, with flat face and flat back, on which is mounted a handle of inverted V-shape. The design, which is both compartmented and open-work, consists of a Greek cross with a simple cross within it, the whole surrounded by a plain band. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. The outer rim is bent over a little, but generally the seal is in good condition.'; (U-397) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 33 x 37 x 17mm. This bears the shape of the animal depicted, with compartmented face and flat back, on which is mounted a handle of inverted V-shape. The design shows a standing monster, a quadruped with raised wings and head a little down. The outer edges of the wings and hind quarters are notched. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is a rare type, but the wings are bent backwards and the edges are worn down in part. The surface is largely covered with incrustation, which could be removed.'; (U-356) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 33 x 32 x 15mm. This is round, with flat face and flat back, on which is mounted a handle of inverted V-shape. The design, which is both compartmented and open-work, consists of a central circle joined to a plain outer band by seven bloom-like motifs: a single stem with superimposed cup. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is a nice example of its kind, being in very good condition save for the slightest denting of the rim.'; (W-18) 'Stamp Seal of Translucent Whitish Stone with Orange Veins, 34 x 34 x 12mm. This is a hemisphere, pierced for suspension. The design on the round flat face consists of a circle of four items enclosing two smaller items of the same kind, all six being drilled. This comes from Sumer, northern Mesopotamia or south-west Iran and dates to c. 3000-2800 B.C. It is in fair condition.' 166 grams total, 25-45mm (1-1 3/4"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection numbers U-356, U-455, U-65, U-396, T-337, T-334, T-152, V-281, N-34, W-18, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. [10]