A rare silver-alloy 'Daoist' seal19th centuryOf rectangular form, cast as a ferocious four-legged mythical beast with a curling horn, the head turned sharply to its left, with protruding eyes beneath heavy brows, the writhing body flanked by a pair of wings, the top of the seal cast with an eight-character inscription in standard script, the underside seal face cast with a Daoist talisman. 5.3cm (2.4in) high.注脚十九世紀 銀合金瑞獸鈕符咒印Provenance: an English private collection來源：英國私人收藏The seal is inscribed: '護身鎮宅 六丁玉女', which may be translated as: 'protecting the body and house; the Jade Goddess Liu Ding.'