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LOT 0873
Sassanian Agate Stamp Seal with Bird
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.7 grams, 20 mm).
Standing right to base in stylised form, drilled for suspension and held on a fabric thong. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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