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LOT 0955

Sassanian General of the South Ceramic Bulla Seal Impression

5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.

3 in. (144 grams, 78 mm).

Displaying an armoured horseman holding a raised spear, Pahlavi inscription in two lines of lapidary script around the inner circle.

Provenance

Acquired 1970-1999.
Property of a late Mayfair, London gentleman, by descent.

Literature

Cf. Gylselen, R., Acta Iranica 44: Sassanian Seals and Sealings in the A.Saeedi Collection, Peeters, 2007, item III/22, for similar.

CONDITION

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LOT 0955

Sassanian General of the South Ceramic Bulla Seal Impression

Sold for (Inc. bp): £247

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