Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal with Stag

CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

1/2 in. (3.42 grams, 15 mm).

Plano-convex in section and discoid in plan with transverse piercing; intaglio figure of a standing stag to underside. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex P Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s.

Literature

Cf. for similar seals, Brunner, J., Sasanian Stamp Seals in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1978, items 43,46, 124.

CONDITION

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