Sassanid Garnet Intaglio Depicting an Animal, 200 CE - 600 CE
Garnet, Gold
FJ.0470
When we wear this splendid gem, we wonder whose hands it has graced before; who might have held it up and admired it just as we do now, what adventures...
When we wear this splendid gem, we wonder whose hands it has graced before; who might have held it up and admired it just as we do now, what adventures it might have seen. Certain objects are fated to find the right owner; perhaps there is a reason we are so attracted to such a piece…