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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]

Provenance

Acquired 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1368

Sasanian Black Onyx Stamp Seal with Reclining Zebu

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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