Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1438. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $675. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Carnelian intaglio with female bust. Sasanian, 3rd-4th centuries AD. Intaglio seal engraved with diademed and draped female bust, inscription around. Lenth: 1.5 cm. See Göbl, Siegelkanon type 14a for similar specimens. Some minor edge chips, otherwise in choice condition.