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LOT 1368
Sasanian Black Onyx Stamp Seal with Reclining Zebu
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 in. (16.1 grams, 25 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with intaglio reclining zebu facing left; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in Paris, France, in the early 1990s.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
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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