Los Nr. 544 - Auction 66 - Part II

Los Nr. 544

Glyptics
A greco-persian agate seal. Scene with two characters.

Gebote

Status:
geschl. Auktion

Beschreibung

A greco-persian agate seal. Scene with two characters.
Diam. 25 x 10 mm
A female figure with a headdress, presumably a Persian woman of royal rank, is seated on a throne and receives an offer from a young male character. Thin base line. Achaemenid carving, executed with globular elements of both large and small dimensions, and small incised sections. Attractive stone honey tone Light signs of wear. Through hole. Rare. The specimen is referable to the "Bern Group", identified and described by J. Boardman, in: Greek Gems & Finger Rings, New York, 1972, pp. 320 ff., Tav. 960 - 972; P. Callieri, Seals and Sealings from the North-West of the Indian Subcontinent and Afghanistan .., Naples 1997. pp. 84 -90, tav. 12-3; Beazley Archive, Gem Database, Bern Group (Seated Persian woman with a flower. Cambridge. Pale red all-stone ring. 22mm. GGFR pl. 966).
5th-4th century B.C.
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