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LOT 1261

Sasanian Agate Seal Group

3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.

1/2 - 3/4 in. (7.03 grams total, 14-19 mm).

Comprising: banded agate seal with profile bust within a wreath; pink seal with reserved discs to the flanks. foliage and frond design; accompanied by museum-quality impressions. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1261

Sasanian Agate Seal Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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