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LOT 0231
Sasanian Gold Pendant with Three Registers
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (3.47 grams, 45 mm).
Ovoid in plan with a loop to the narrow end, repoussé pellets to the rim, star-and-crescent motifs, and ropework borders.
ProvenanceAcquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent.
Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
Cf. Farrokh, K., Sassanian Elite Cavalry, AD 224-642, Oxford, 2005, fig.p.23, for the various Sasanid Neshan.
FootnotesThe crescent is often illustrated in the clan symbols (neshan) of aristocratic Sasanian families. On the reliefs of Naghsh-e-Rustam, the crescent moon is linked to aristocratic clans, and on various monuments, it is linked with military units.
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LOT 0231
Sasanian Gold Pendant with Three Registers
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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