5th-6th century AD. A group of two ceramic bulla, each featuring a personal seal impression with Spahbed Official horseman dressed in armour holding a raised spear, Pahlavi inscription in one line of lapidary script around the inner circle. Cf. Gylselen, R., Acta Iranica 44: Sassanian Seals and Sealings in the A.Saeedi Collection, Peeters, 2007, item III/1, for comparison. 260 grams total, 74-81mm (3 - 3 1/4"). Property of a London collector; from her family's private collection; formerly with a London gallery; acquired in the 1990s. [2]