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LOT 1697
Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal with Man Holding Staves
CIRCA 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (8.07 grams, 21.03 mm).
Annular in profile with incised figure of a man holding two staves. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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