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LOT 2047

Sassanian Style Red Agate Gemstone with Bird and Ibex

20TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (11 grams, 25.6 mm).

Plano-convex in profile with incuse scene of a bird in flight landing on a recumbent ibex; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Gyselen, R., Acta Iranica 44. Sasanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection, Leuven, 2007, item 30.C.2, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 2047

Sassanian Style Red Agate Gemstone with Bird and Ibex

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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