SASANIAN INTAGLIO OF A WINGED HORSE IN SILVER RING

Ca. AD 200 - 600 An agate intaglio engraved with a recumbent winged horse facing right, set in a 19th-century silver ring with a broad hoop expanding to substantial shoulders decorated in low relief with birds, foliate scrolls and geometric motifs. The raised oval bezel is framed by beading and radiating foliate ornament. Size: D:19.76mm / US: 10 / UK: T 1/2; Weight: 15g Provenance: From a private UK collection; earlier purchased on the London art market in the 1990s.

Estimation:119,57€

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