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LOT 0076
Graeco-Persian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Striding Boar
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (7.09 grams, 25.3 mm).
Plano-convex seal with incuse boar image; Bivar notes in his description: 'Boar, charging to the left. The convexity of the bezel surface is rather untypical. The stone may have been resurfaced. Probably 5th to 4th century B.C.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceUK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.
Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note typed and signed by A.D.H. (David) Bivar.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12520-230315.
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 0076
Graeco-Persian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with Striding Boar
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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