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LOT 1337
Sassanian Stone Stamp Seal with Ram
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.19 grams, 17 mm).
The polished plano-convex body drilled for suspension, the ram depicted couchant facing left to base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected since the 1970s.
Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
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