SASANIAN SILVER INTAGLIO RING DEPICTING A BIRD Ca. AD 200 - 600. A carnelian intaglio engraved with a stylised bird with prominent tail feathers, possibly a peacock, enclosed within a dotted border. The gem is set in an oval bezel of a silver ring with a plain hoop. For similar see: C. J. Brunner, Sasanian stamp seal in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cat. 110, 212. Size: D:16.1mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: K 1/2; Weight: 5.67g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly in a 1980s-1990s London collection.