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Western Asiatic Style Gemstone with Inscribed Sun and Lion Western Asiatic Style Gemstone with Inscribed Sun and Lion Western Asiatic Style Gemstone with Inscribed Sun and Lion
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LOT 1034

Western Asiatic Style Gemstone with Inscribed Sun and Lion

20TH CENTURY A.D.

3 in. (21.3 grams, 77 mm).

Polished carnelian plaque with incised Šir-o Xoršid symbol of the Iranian state. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection, London, UK.
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 1034

Western Asiatic Style Gemstone with Inscribed Sun and Lion

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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