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LOT 1084

Sasanian Stamp Seal with Intaglio Depicting a Bull

4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.

3/8 - 7/8 in. (8.07 grams total, 11-22 mm).

Comprising: carnelian stamp seal with crouching ram motif, ellipsoid intaglio with standing bull. [2]

Provenance

From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
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 1084

Sasanian Stamp Seal with Intaglio Depicting a Bull

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

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