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LOT 1145
Aramaic Stone Scaraboid Seal
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (5.52 grams, 20 mm).
Carved hardstone with deep sidewall, convex obverse and incised text to underside.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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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LOT 1145
Aramaic Stone Scaraboid Seal
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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