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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.
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