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LOT 0020

Sasanian Carnelian Gemstone of a Lion with Pahlavi Inscription

5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

1/2 in. (1 grams, 12 mm).

Plano-convex in section with incuse crouching lion motif, bands of Pahlavi script above and below; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.

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LOT 0020

Sasanian Carnelian Gemstone of a Lion with Pahlavi Inscription

Sold for (Inc. bp): £598

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