Description A LAPIS LAZULI INTAGLIO SET PERSIAN SILVER RINGThe seal probably Sasanian, ancient Persia /Iran, c. 3rd – 6th century or later, the silver setting dating to the 19th century. The silver ring decorated with filigree applications and inset with the ancient oval shape Lapis Lazuli seal, incised with a running deer.Condition: Very good condition with traces of wear 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: 35.88 gDimensions: Inner diameter 2 cm