Lotto 195 - Web-Auction 106

Lotto 195

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A near-eastern agate seal. Hybrid figure.
Aggiudicazione:
400,00 GBP
Numero offerte:
1

Offerte

Stato lotto:
Asta chiusa

Descrizione

A near-eastern agate seal. Hybrid figure.

Sasanian, 3rd-7th century A.D.
Diam 18 mm ; depth 13 mm

With flat ovoid face and a domed body pierced through for suspension. The face depicts a fire altar form composed of a crescent, a bar with further crescents at its terminals, a standard, a second bar, also with crescents at its terminals. These symbols probably represents a specific clan or tribe.
A similar exemple conserved at Metropolitan Museum of NY, inv. 41.160.636
"
U.K. private collection
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