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LOT 1230
Sasanian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with an Ibex
5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (14.9 grams, 26 mm).
Domed body with a large suspension hole to the centre, underside with a reclining ibex, long curving horns extending to the rump. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Ex property of a London gentleman.
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