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LOT 0518

Graeco-Persian Lapis Lazuli Stamp Seal with Lion

5TH CENTURY B.C.

1/2 in. (1.9 grams, 12 mm).

Plano-convex with intaglio scene to underside, sheep in profile beside a tree; supplied with a museum-quality impression and old dealer's label with impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of P. Chapman, collected from the 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0518

Graeco-Persian Lapis Lazuli Stamp Seal with Lion

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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