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LOT 1581
Sasanian Carnelian Stamp Seal with Recumbent Animal
CIRCA 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.56 grams, 12.41 mm).
Scaraboid type with incuse crouching stag motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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