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LOT 1405
Sasanian Clay Bulla From a Sealed Document with Hand Impression
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (19.67 grams, 38 mm).
Plano-convex terracotta disc with seal-impression of Pahlavi / Middle Persian insription, around blessing hand with three fingers raised and the index finger and thumb touching. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Europe.
Footnotes
This clay bulls was attached to a document or a contract with the help of a string.
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LOT 1405
Sasanian Clay Bulla From a Sealed Document with Hand Impression
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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