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LOT 1165
Sasanian Carnelian Gemstone with Quadruped
4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.43 grams, 14 mm).
Oval with domed upper face, engraved image of a stylised horned animal. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
Private collection, London.
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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