拍品专文
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CIRCA 4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
细节
A SASANIAN CHALCEDONY MULTI-FACED SEAL
CIRCA 4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Square in shape, the edges rounded, the four sides each with an engraved flat oval face, one with the bust of a bearded man in profile to the left, his head partially encircled by a Pahlavi inscription reading "given by the Moon (god);" one with two bulls, their heads lowered; one with crossed lions, a human head above; and one with a lion attacking a bull; the perforation with the remains of an iron pin
13/16 in. (2.1 cm.) wide
CIRCA 4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Square in shape, the edges rounded, the four sides each with an engraved flat oval face, one with the bust of a bearded man in profile to the left, his head partially encircled by a Pahlavi inscription reading "given by the Moon (god);" one with two bulls, their heads lowered; one with crossed lions, a human head above; and one with a lion attacking a bull; the perforation with the remains of an iron pin
13/16 in. (2.1 cm.) wide
来源
Family Collection, brought to the U.S. in 1983.
拍场告示
This lot may not be exported out of the United States without first receiving an export license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control.