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CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GRAECO-PERSIAN BLUE CHALCEDONY SCARABOID
circa 4th century b.c.
Engraved with a winged bearded goat leaping to the right, its wings finely detailed, its horns curved back over its head, with the original gold hoop, round in section, fitted to the horizontal perforation
1¼ in. (3.2 cm) wide
circa 4th century b.c.
Engraved with a winged bearded goat leaping to the right, its wings finely detailed, its horns curved back over its head, with the original gold hoop, round in section, fitted to the horizontal perforation
1¼ in. (3.2 cm) wide
Literature
Arts de l'ancien Iran, no. ???.
Exhibited
Arts de l'ancien Iran, Museé Borély, Marseilles, 1975.
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