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LOT 1255
Sasanian Carnelian Stamp Seal with Bust
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
7/8 in. (6.03 grams, 22 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with intaglio profile bust, the body with linear decoration. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection of a Devonshire, UK, gentleman established from the mid 1990s.
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