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LOT 1930
Sasanian Grey Stone Stamp Seal with Stag
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (3.24 grams, 14 mm).
Plano-convex type with incuse motif to underside, stag resting with legs folded beneath the body; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1930
Sasanian Grey Stone Stamp Seal with Stag
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £60
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Large Western Asiatic Blue Glass Vessel
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Opening Bid: £75
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Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal with Hand
Circa 8th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £90
Plano-convex in section with lateral transverse piercing; incuse motif of a hand with thumb and forefinger holding a cross potent; supplied with an impression. 3.84 grams, 13 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
