"Ring, Period Of The Last Persian Imperial Dynasty - Sassanids, Iran - 4th-6th Century"
Carnelian intaglio representing a scorpion mounted in gold + 18 carats H.: 2.5 cm TD: 56 Gross weight: 6 grams Ring with round, slightly convex bezel, consisting of a carnelian stone cabochon engraved with a scorpion and mounted on a period gold ring decorated with a small pearl granule. Provenance: Former French private collection Certificate of expertise 
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