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LOT 0294

Syrian Haematite Scaraboid Seal

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

7/8 in. (8.35 grams, 21 mm).

With rampant lion and statant winged gryphon.

Provenance

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.3095.WW.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12715-234628.
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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LOT 0294

Syrian Haematite Scaraboid Seal

Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)

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