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Sassanian Agate Stamp Seal with Intaglio Depicting a Bull Sassanian Agate Stamp Seal with Intaglio Depicting a Bull Sassanian Agate Stamp Seal with Intaglio Depicting a Bull
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LOT 1076

Sassanian Agate 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.

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LOT 1076

Sassanian Agate Stamp Seal with Intaglio Depicting a Bull

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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