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
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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.
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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 |
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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. |