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LOT 1463
Sasanian Haematite Seal with Scorpions
4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (8 grams, 17 mm).
Plano-convex stamp seal with design of two scorpions placed tête-bêche; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe in 1997.
European private collection.
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.
Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.41.160.247, for type.
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LOT 1463
Sasanian Haematite Seal with Scorpions
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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