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LOT 0290
Western Asiatic Green Jasper Scaraboid with Combat Scene
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (5.38 grams, 20.66 mm).
With finely executed intaglio scene depicting a standing figure wielding an axe and holding a rearing lion beneath a solar disc; supplied with a museum quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12714-234416.
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 0290
Western Asiatic Green Jasper Scaraboid with Combat Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
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