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LOT 0298
Syrian Prismatic Carnelian Scaraboid Seal with Bull
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
1 in. (7.54 grams, 25 mm).
Rectangular in plan with pyramidal upper face, incuse bull and cow motif.
Provenance
Acquired in 2001.
Private collection, Europe.
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 0298
Syrian Prismatic Carnelian Scaraboid Seal with Bull
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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