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LOT 1188
Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Gryphon
NEO BABYLONIAN, 8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
3/4 in. (7.3 grams, 21 mm).
Trapezoidal rock crystal seal pierced at the apex, with re-engraved intaglio advancing winged gryphon; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the property of late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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