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LOT 0089

Minoan Carnelian Stamp Seal

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

1/2 in. (1.98 grams, 14 mm).

Discoid type with incuse motif of two stags placed symmetrically with their horns pointing inwards to the centre; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

From the private collection of the late R Priday, Brookman Hall, Hertfordshire, UK; thence by descent.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12808-240846.
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.

Literature

Cf. Matoušková, M., ‘The Sacral Knot and Its Iconographic Use’, in Studia Hercynia, XXII/2, 9-31, fig.12, for similar seals.

CONDITION
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LOT 0089

Minoan Carnelian Stamp Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900

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