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LOT 1204
Sassanian Stone Seal with Animal
CIRCA 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (10.5 grams, 22 mm).
With stylised quadruped resting with head bowed and legs folded beneath the body; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Ex Symes Gallery, Mayfair, UK, before 1999.
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LOT 1204
Sassanian Stone Seal with Animal
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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