Ancient Near East / Central Asia, probably Sasanian (Sassanian / Sassanid) Empire, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A hand-carved garnet intaglio of well-preserved form featuring the left-facing image of a standing woman. The elegant figure exhibits striped pants and a puffy coiffure while she holds one arm down to her sides while extending forward a petite branch or plant with her other arm. The garnet is held within the folded peripheries of an ovoid bezel mounted atop a modern 79.35% silver ring of minimalist presentation with a shank bearing a petite flower on the bottom. Size (intaglio): 0.48" L x 0.34" W (1.2 cm x 0.9 cm); (ring setting): 0.42" L x 0.73" W x 0.94" H (1.1 cm x 1.9 cm x 2.4 cm); silver quality: 79.35%; weight: 2.7 grams; US ring size: 3.75

Provenance: ex-Dr. Corinne Bronfman estate, Washington D.C., USA, acquired via descent; ex-Marjorie Bronfman collection, Montreal, Canada, acquired March 31, 1966; ex-Sotheby's, London, United Kingdom, "Catalogue of the Story-Maskelyne Collection of Ancient Gems, the Property of W.E. Arnold Forster, Esq.," 4-5 July 1921, lot 262; ex-William Arnold Forster (1886-1951), Cornwall and London, United Kingdom; ex-M.H. Story Maskelyne (1823-1911), Wroughton, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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    Condition:
  • Wearable as shown and constructed in modern times. Garnet intaglio is ancient; ring setting is modern. Abrasions to both intaglio and ring setting, otherwise intact and excellent. Great patina across ring setting.

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by Artemis Gallery
September 6, 2024 8:00 AM MDT
686 S. Taylor Ave., #108
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