SASANIAN BLUE INTAGLIO DEPICTING AN ANIMAL IN SILVER RING

Ca. AD 200 - 400 A blue intaglio engraved with a crouching animal facing left, its head turned backwards, with incised details of the body and limbs. The oval stone is set in a 19th-century silver ring, enclosed by a plain bezel with a twisted-rope border. Its broad shoulders are decorated with scrolling motifs. Size: D:19.35mm / US: 9 1/2 / UK: S 1/2; Weight: 14.4g Provenance: From a private UK collection; earlier purchased on the London art market in the 1990s.

Estimation:239,15€

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