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CIRCA 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
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SEVENTEEN SASSANIAN STAMP SEALS
circa 3rd-7th century a.d.
Chiefly dome seals, including four of chalcedony, one engraved with a scorpion, one with a bull's head, one with a blossom, and one with a standing figure; four of agate, including one with a human figure encircled by an inscription, one with a device, one with a profile head of a man, and one with a bearded bust and an inscription; five of haematite, two with winged horses, one with two birds, one with a device, and one with a standing figure; two of bronze, one with a standing figure, and one with a winged animal; one of carnelian with a scorpion; and a garnet ringstone with a device
1 in. (2.5 cm) in diameter for the largest (17)
circa 3rd-7th century a.d.
Chiefly dome seals, including four of chalcedony, one engraved with a scorpion, one with a bull's head, one with a blossom, and one with a standing figure; four of agate, including one with a human figure encircled by an inscription, one with a device, one with a profile head of a man, and one with a bearded bust and an inscription; five of haematite, two with winged horses, one with two birds, one with a device, and one with a standing figure; two of bronze, one with a standing figure, and one with a winged animal; one of carnelian with a scorpion; and a garnet ringstone with a device
1 in. (2.5 cm) in diameter for the largest (17)
Provenance
Hans Silvius von Aulock
Dr. Elie Borowski
Dr. Elie Borowski
Literature
von Aulock, nos. 230-234, 236, 238-249.
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This lot does not include von Aulock no. 249.