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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.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-1999.
Property of a late Mayfair, London gentleman, by descent.
Cf. Gylselen, R., Acta Iranica 44: Sassanian Seals and Sealings in the A.Saeedi Collection, Peeters, 2007, item III/22, for similar.
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LOT 0955
Sassanian General of the South Ceramic Bulla Seal Impression
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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