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LOT 0044
Phoenician Carnelian Scaraboid with Lion
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (2.55 grams, 18.65 mm).
Carved in the half-round as a recumbent lion with head turned, underside with incuse image of a gryphon-headed man holding snakes in his hands.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a deceased London gentleman, UK, 1970-1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12636-234419.
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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