A SASANIAN CHALCEDONY MULTI-FACED SEAL
A SASANIAN CHALCEDONY MULTI-FACED SEAL

CIRCA 4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

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A SASANIAN CHALCEDONY MULTI-FACED SEAL
CIRCA 4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Square in shape, the edges rounded, the four sides each with an engraved flat oval face, one with the bust of a bearded man in profile to the left, his head partially encircled by a Pahlavi inscription reading "given by the Moon (god);" one with two bulls, their heads lowered; one with crossed lions, a human head above; and one with a lion attacking a bull; the perforation with the remains of an iron pin
13/16 in. (2.1 cm.) wide
來源
Family Collection, brought to the U.S. in 1983.
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This lot may not be exported out of the United States without first receiving an export license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control.

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Special thanks to Dr. P. Oktor Skjaervo for his assistance.