Lot Essay
Special thanks to Dr. P. Oktor Skjaervo for his assistance.
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CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A SASSANIAN CARNELIAN ELLIPSOID
circa 4th-5th century a.d.
Engraved with the fore-parts of a lion and a lioness attacking a bull's head in between them, framed by an inscription reading "Afs-Razay, son of Newen
16 in. (3.13 cm.) wide
circa 4th-5th century a.d.
Engraved with the fore-parts of a lion and a lioness attacking a bull's head in between them, framed by an inscription reading "Afs-Razay, son of Newen
16 in. (3.13 cm.) wide
Provenance
Mohsen Foroughi Collection
Literature
Gignoux and Gyselen, Sceaux sasanides de diverses collections prives, no. 33.25.
Frye, "Sassanian Seals in the Collection of Mohsen Foroughi" in Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum, no. 185.
Frye, "Sassanian Seals in the Collection of Mohsen Foroughi" in Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum, no. 185.