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LOT 0318
Sassanian Chalcedony Magical Seal with Figures
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (16.3 grams, 24 mm).
Plano-convex in profile with incuse scene of two horsemen each with an arm raised supporting a segmented banner; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceUK private collection, 1980-1983.
Private collection, London.
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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