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Intaglio: Crescent and Five Stars

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Oval chalcedony intaglio with a waning crescent moon surrounded by five eight-rayed stars.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics Eleftherios Sossidi Hamburg (between 1955-65 - 1990's) sold; [through Sotheby's sale 7742 New York December 7 2001 lot 314]; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Department of the Classics Harvard University (2001-2012) transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums 2012. Note: E. Sossidi (1913-1992) worked in Cairo from 1958-1968. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Department of the Classics Harvard University
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Title: Intaglio: Crescent and Five Stars
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Oval chalcedony intaglio with a waning crescent moon surrounded by five eight-rayed stars.

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