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LOT 0091
Greek Chalcedony Seal Depicting a Deer
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (6.03 grams, 21 mm).
Tabular in form with intaglio grazing deer motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
UK private collection, 1980-1983.
Private collection, London.
Literature
See Boardman, J., Greek Gems and Finger Rings. Early Bronze Age to Late Classical, London, 2001.
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