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LOT 1368
Sasanian Black Onyx Stamp Seal with Reclining Zebu
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 in. (16.1 grams, 25 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with intaglio reclining zebu facing left; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in Paris, France, in the early 1990s.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
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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UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. 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.
Within South Arabia, there was a well-developed ancient tradition of carving funerary sculptures from a calcite-alabaster stone. The eyes and eyebrows of the heads were usually inlaid or (like probably here) highlighted with red or black pigment. The figure is inscribed on the base with the name of the dedicant, or with the personal name of the dead person.
