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LOT 0260

Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal Collection

5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

3/8 - 1 3/8 in. (124 grams total, 11-36 mm).

Comprising mainly plano-convex types in carnelian and other materials with various symbols and designs, some with Pahlavi legends. [17]

Provenance

UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12807-240724.
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.

Literature

Cf. for similar seals, Brunner, J., Sasanian Stamp Seals in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1978, items 43,46, 124,134, 1ad, 15, 21, 124, 2bb, 2c, 155ff.

CONDITION

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LOT 0260

Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal Collection

Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)

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