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LOT 1237

Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal Group

3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.

1/2 - 5/8 in. (5.99 grams total, 11-16 mm).

Comprising: larger with recumbent gryphon motif; smaller with advancing gryphon; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a Hampshire, UK, gentleman, established from the 1960s.
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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1237

Sasanian Stone Stamp Seal Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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