Description A GROUP OF FIVE PERSIAN TURQUOISE INTAGLIO SEALSAncient Persia /Iran, c. 3rd – 6th century. Of oval from, four with an engraved depiction of a four-legged animal and one with a portrait. The stones with darker inclusions and in beautiful hues of turquoise with areas of spinach-green and lighter blue.Condition: Good condition with some notches and weathering commensurate with age. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 36.7Dimensions: Length 2.6 – 3.1 cm