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LOT 1255
Large Sasanian Clay Bulla with Seal Impressions
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (34 grams, 46 mm).
Domed body with four seal impressions, one showing the standing nimbate figure of blessing Saint Basil with the Greek inscription 'Αγιος Βα[σι]λ', one with a cross, and two other smaller impressions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar bulla in Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 762.
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