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LOT 0317

Sassanian Rock Crystal Jewish Stamp Seal

3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (6.81 grams, 18 mm).

Plano-convex in profile with longitudinal ribbing to the upper face, lulav and etrog symbols inside an epigraphic border with legend 'Huna bar Barna' (Huna son of Barna); with three separate impressions of the seal.

Provenance

London family collection, 1979.
with Christie's, London.
Private collection, London, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report by Professor Shaul Shaked, August 1999.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12427-226887.

Literature

See Gyselen, R., Acta Iranica 44. Sasanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection, Leuven, 2007, p.18-23, for discussion.

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LOT 0317

Sassanian Rock Crystal Jewish Stamp Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500

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