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LOT 0235
Achaemenid Multi-Formed Stone Seal
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/8 in. (13.3 grams, 29 mm).
Discoid in plan with zoomorphic handle; underside with contest scene of two opposed gryphons with forelegs raised standing on the corpse of a boar; faravahar above.
ProvenanceFrom the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G.Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12542-231458.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With a short tang and long blade with swept shoulders, raised midrib. 454 grams, 52.2 cm
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