COLLECTION OF SASANIAN INTAGLIOS

Ca. AD 200 - 600 . A collection of five intaglios, including, from left to right: a circular opaque white chalcedony engraved with a striding hero; a drop-shaped brown gem cut with a stylised ibex; a red oval engraved with a predatory bird hunting a hare; a small circular cobalt-blue glass piece engraved with a left-facing quadruped; and a circular nicolo engraved with a striding lion. Size: 10-17mm x 9-16mm; Weight: 7g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the London art market; formerly with R. Unger, Parthenon gallery, 1990s.