Lot 88
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A GRAECO-PERSIAN BLUE CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO WITH GOAT
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A GRAECO-PERSIAN BLUE CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO WITH GOAT

CIRCA 400 B.C.

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A GRAECO-PERSIAN BLUE CHALCEDONY INTAGLIO WITH GOAT
CIRCA 400 B.C.
The recumbent goat with legs tucked beneath body, head turned back, with long curving horns and short beard, pierced with traces of iron attachment pin
7/8 in. (2.4 cm.) long
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Animals, 2004, VI, no. 13; C. Wagner and J. Boardman, A Collection of Classical and Near Eastern Intaglios, Rings and Cameos, Oxford, 2003, p. 9, pl. 11, no. 34.

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