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LOT 0894
Sassanian Zoomorphic Stone Stamp Seal
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (16.8 grams, 24 mm).
Plano-convex in form and drilled for suspension; a regardant quadruped with shaggy mane running left engraved to the base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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