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Sassanian Stamp Seal with Ibex Sassanian Stamp Seal with Ibex Sassanian Stamp Seal with Ibex
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LOT 1160

Sassanian Stamp Seal with Ibex

5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

1/2 in. (2.9 grams, 13 mm).

With intaglio profile image of an ibex standing with forelegs bent; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]

Provenance

with a London, UK gallery 1971.

CONDITION
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LOT 1160

Sassanian Stamp Seal with Ibex

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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