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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.
ProvenanceUK 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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