The Ancient Sasanian Silver Portrait Ring

The Sasanian Empire (224-651 AD) was the last pre-Islamic Persian empire, established in 224 CE by Ardeshir I, son of Papak, descendant of Sasan.  At its greatest extent, the Sasanian Empire encompassed all of present-day Iran and Iraq and stretched from the eastern Mediterranean (including Anatolia and Egypt) to Pakistan, and from parts of southern Arabia to the Caucasus and Central Asia.

This ring, circa 300–600 AD, is solid silver with cabochon carnelian gem decorated with a fine intaglio appearing to depict a Sasanian nobleman wearing a silk headgear.

This ring appears wearable. Despite notable recession of the gem's setting the gem does not move or show signs of being loose.

Size M UK/AU, 6 US/CA, 52¾ FR/RU, 16½ DE

Authenticity: This ring is accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity from an established ancient artefact gallery in central London. The gallery is the official partner and representative of Ralf Kotalla German authenticity Laboratory in the UK and the document is signed by their lead expert with a PhD in Archaeology.

Provenance: From an old Oxfordshire collection formed in the 1990s.

Important Notes: This item is excluded from our Free Resizing service. As an ancient artefact we will not alter it.