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LOT 0782
Roman Bronze Stamp Seal with Moon
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.61 grams, 23 mm).
Of tiered and balustered form with incuse image to underside, lion passant surmounted by a star and crescent moon. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in 1993.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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