Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica
venerdì 12 novembre 2021 ore 15:00 (UTC +00:00)
A near-eastern agate seal. Hybrid figure.
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
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U.K. private collection