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THREE SASSANIAN POTTERY BULLAE
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THREE SASSANIAN POTTERY BULLAE

LATE 6TH/EARLY 7TH CENTURY A.D.

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THREE SASSANIAN POTTERY BULLAE
LATE 6TH/EARLY 7TH CENTURY A.D.
Each with seal impressions of generals of the Sassanian Empire, with armour-clad horse and rider and Pahlavi inscription
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) diam. max. (3)
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Lot Essay

The institution of the generals of the East, the South, the West and the North is attributed by the literary sources to the Sassanian king Khusro I (531-579 A.D.). The bullae possibly date from the time of the Sassanian king Khusro II (591-628 A.D.).

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