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LOT 1622
Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal with Portrait
CIRCA 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.64 grams, 11.42 mm).
With incuse profile bust with beard. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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