Indus Valley seal ring with unicorn and script

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A large bronze ring set with a black hardstone bezel with a fine intaglio engraving of a unicorn facing an altar, with three signs from the Indus Valley script in the field.
Stock Number:
x7485
$ 6950.00

Description

A large bronze ring set with a black hardstone bezel with a fine intaglio engraving of a unicorn facing an altar, with three signs from the Indus Valley script in the field.

 

Origin:

Second half of the third millennium B.C., Harappa or Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley.

Dimensions:

Diameter of bezel: 1.8 cm / Inner diameter of shank: 2.1 cm
U.S. Ring size: 11.5

Condition:

Intact, the bronze with variegated brown and greenish patina, the stone seal with smooth, polished patina and contrasting lighter appearance within the deeply carved intaglio design.