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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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