Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 86 - Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry sessione unica
Wednesday 9 December 2020 hours 14:00 (UTC +01:00)
A sasanian green jasper stamp-seal. Lion and inscriptions.
A sasanian green jasper stamp-seal. Lion and inscriptions.
5th century A.D.
12 x 14 x 11 mm
Ellipsoid shaped stamp-seal with high domed back and hole lenghtwise. On the flat base, a lion running on the left, the head in front. On top, pahlavi inscription "'ys'gzy(?)" For a similar example : MET, NY, inv.81.6.288
Chips on the edge.
Parallel: Brunner, Christoph, Sasanian Stamp Seals in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, p.96
U.K private collection