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LOT 0249
Sassanian Chalcedony Seal with Two Rams
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (808 grams, 23 mm).
With intaglio scene of two opposed rams with a star between and legend above. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired between 1980-1983.
From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals.
Literature
Cf. Gyselen, R., Acta Iranica 44. Sasanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection, Leuven, 2007, item 30.C.1, for type.
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