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LOT 0238
Sassanian Chalcedony Hair Ring with Gayomard Figure
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (23.5 grams, 30 mm).
Barrel-shaped with broad central hole; engraved to the outer face with a 'Gayomard' figure holding spears in his extended hands; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith Christie's, London, 21 April 1999, no.11.
From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals, no.19
Accompanied by a copy of an old typed cataloguing page signed by A D H Bivar.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12127-217086.
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