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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]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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