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Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE; Ancient Near East, Persia, Sassanian (also Sasanian, Sassanid) Empire, ca. 2nd to 7th century CE. A lovely ensemble of 4 stone intaglios: 1 Sassanian garnet intaglio and 3 Roman intaglios of green jasper and tiger's eye. The first and largest is sculpted from green jasper and displays the horned head of Pan facing left with a bushy beard and a shepherd's crook rising from his back. The Greek letters delta, iota, and eta or nu are inscribed along the left periphery. Next, the 2 Roman tiger's eye intaglios present the image of a figure on a horse and a standing half-robed figure leaning back on a staff. The more petite stone with the half-robed figure additionally shows indecipherable Greek or Latin letters incised on the left periphery. Last, the Sasanian garnet features a standing griffin with an object, perhaps a fish or animal, held in its beak. All easily set into a bezel for a wearable piece of ancient history! Size of largest (green jasper): 0.7" L x 0.5" W (1.8 cm x 1.3 cm)

Provenance: private Danvers, Massachusetts, USA collection, acquired by descent; ex-USA collection, acquired before 2000

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#179278

  • Condition: Chipping to periphery of garnet and small losses to periphery of green jasper. Otherwise, garnet and 2 tiger's eye intaglios are intact and all are in good condition with nice remaining detail.

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