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LOT 0296

Sasanian Jasper Stamp Seal with Pahlavi Inscription

3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (5.04 grams, 18 mm).

Plano-convex in profile with intaglio zebu inside a Pahlavi legend.

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0296

Sasanian Jasper Stamp Seal with Pahlavi Inscription

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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