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LOT 0829
Graeco-Persian Chalcedony Scaraboid with Leaping Calf
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (5.7 grams, 23 mm).
Carved from translucent stone with a dome profile, pierced longitudinally, underside with a calf leaping to right.
Provenancewith H.A.C. AG, Basel, until 1999.
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LOT 0829
Graeco-Persian Chalcedony Scaraboid with Leaping Calf
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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