SASANIAN SILVER INTAGLIO RING WITH QUADRUPED Ca. AD 200 - 600. A red stone intaglio engraved with a stylised animal in profile. The gem is set in an oval bezel with a plain silver frame, joined to a solid hoop with a rounded exterior. For similar see: C. J. Brunner, Sasanian stamp seal in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cat. 24, 33, 20. Size: D:17.73mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: O 1/2; Weight: 7.6g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly in a 1980s-1990s London collection.