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LOT 1493
Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with an Ibex
5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (14.9 grams, 26 mm).
Domed body with a large suspension hole to the centre, underside with a reclining ibex, long curving horns extending to the rump. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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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