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LOT 0250
Sassanian Carnelian Stamp Seal with Stag and Inscription
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.86 grams, 23 mm).
With scrolls to the shoulders, ellipsoid face with intaglio running stag, star and Pahlavi legend surrounding. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired between 1980-1983.
From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals.
Cf. Gyselen, R., Acta Iranica 44. Sasanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection, Leuven, 2007, item 30.C.2, for type.
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LOT 0250
Sassanian Carnelian Stamp Seal with Stag and Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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