AN EXTREMELY RARE ANCIENT ROYAL SASANIAN AGATE INTAGLIO
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AN EXTREMELY RARE & IMPORTANT ANCIENT ROYAL SASANIAN EMPIRE AGATE/CARNELIAN SEAL INTAGLIO OF KING NARSEH, CIRCA 3RD-4THCENTURY A.D.With the bust of the Royal Profile, facing Left, The oval carbuncle finely carved with the profile bust of a man of very highstatus in the Royal Family OR most Probably King Nerse, with typical long curly beard, the hair arranged in plaits, wearing a beaded pendant earring and adress with two round brooches... Although the man depicted on this seal is not wearing the typical domed headdress, kulaf, symbolof Sasanian Kings, both the outstanding quality of the carving on the gem are indicators of high status and, undoubtedly, wealth. Fora similar seal, although of inferior quality, showing a profile bust with the same hair style with parallel locks at the back andinscription around the edge, cf. C.J. Brunner, Sasanian Stamp Seals in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1978, p.53, pl.11.
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Extremely Fine Quality
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AN EXTREMELY RARE ANCIENT ROYAL SASANIAN AGATE INTAGLIO
Estimate $6,000 - $8,000
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