Lot Essay
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4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
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A SASSANIAN CORNELIAN INTAGLIO IN GOLD RING
4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The domed circular stone with a gryllos in the form of an elaborate hybrid bird-animal, a Pahlavi inscription in cursive script at one side reading "Fortune", in gold ring setting
¾ in. (2 cm.) across inner hoop
4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The domed circular stone with a gryllos in the form of an elaborate hybrid bird-animal, a Pahlavi inscription in cursive script at one side reading "Fortune", in gold ring setting
¾ in. (2 cm.) across inner hoop
Provenance
Private collection, acquired in the late 1970s.
Special notice
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