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LOT 1506

Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal

3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (14.3 grams, 23 mm).

Comprising a domed body carved from banded agate and having a natural crystal-lined cavity to one side, drilled through the base, underside with engraved linear motif, possibly an altar. [No Reserve]

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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 1506

Sasanian Banded Agate Stamp Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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