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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]
Provenance
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
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