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CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GRAECO-PERSIAN BROWN CHALCEDONY SCARABOID WITH AN IBEX
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (2.5 cm.) long
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (2.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Private Collection, Newton, MA, brought from Iran to the US, 1983.
with Bernheimer Antique Arts, Cambridge, 1990 (Minerva, vol. 1, no. 3, March 1990, p. 47).
Private Collection, New England.
Property of a New England Collector; Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 18 December 1998, lot 217.
with Bernheimer Antique Arts, Cambridge, 1990 (Minerva, vol. 1, no. 3, March 1990, p. 47).
Private Collection, New England.
Property of a New England Collector; Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 18 December 1998, lot 217.
Further details
US clients wishing to buy this lot, and any persons wishing to import it into the USA, should contact Christie’s prior to placing a bid. Due to current Iranian sanctions, transactions involving certain Iranian-origin property may require authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to be shipped to the USA. Christie’s has an OFAC General License that enables these imports, subject to certain conditions and disclosures to OFAC. Please contact Christie’s for further information.
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Rowena Field
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