A SMOKY QUARTZ DESK SEAL
RUSSIA, CIRCA 1830
Faceted hexagonal, the sides finely engraved with the signs of the Zodiac and corresponding months in Cyrillic, facets of the central section with the days of the week, the matrix incised with Cyrillic initials 'Iu.B.', all inscriptions in mirror writing, unmarked
2¼ in. ( 5.8 cm.) diameter
A SMOKY QUARTZ DESK SEAL
RUSSIA, CIRCA 1830
Faceted hexagonal, the sides finely engraved with the signs of the Zodiac and corresponding months in Cyrillic, facets of the central section with the days of the week, the matrix incised with Cyrillic initials 'Iu.B.', all inscriptions in mirror writing, unmarked
2¼ in. ( 5.8 cm.) diameter
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