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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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