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LOT 0820
Sassanian Clay Bulla
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (19.1 grams, 40 mm).
Plano-convex terracotta disc with seal-impression of a lion in a ring of pellets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
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Opening Bid: £250
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Bactrian Stone Head
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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Luristan Bronze Hair Pin
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The tapering round-section pin with collar and bulbous finial. 15.3 grams, 15.2 cm
UK collection, early 1990s and before. Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
