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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1405