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1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
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A Sasanian carnelian intaglio ring
Iran, circa 5th-7th Century A.D.
The oval stone carved with a portrait bust of a bearded man, depicted with curly braided hair and a necklace draped across his chest, a pahlevi inscription to the left, re-set in an ancient silver ring, probably not belonging, finger size 'M', the intaglio 13mm long
Iran, circa 5th-7th Century A.D.
The oval stone carved with a portrait bust of a bearded man, depicted with curly braided hair and a necklace draped across his chest, a pahlevi inscription to the left, re-set in an ancient silver ring, probably not belonging, finger size 'M', the intaglio 13mm long
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Provenance:
English private collection, acquired in the 1980s.
























