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stamp-seal
;
bezel
;
mount
Object Type
stamp-seal
bezel
mount
Museum number
119538
Description
Almandine stamp-seal and bezel in gold mount; engraved with stag sitting to left (right when impressed); complete.
Cultures/periods
Early Sasanian
Production date
3rdC-4thC
Production place
Made in:
Asia
Materials
almandine
gold
Type series
Bezel B
Technique
engraved
Dimensions
Height:
0.70 centimetres
(face)
Thickness:
0.10 centimetres
Width:
0.90 centimetres
(face)
Bibliographic references
Bivar A D H 1969a / Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Stamp Seals II: The Sassanian Dynasty
(FB 6, p.91, pl.17)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
mammal
Acquisition notes
This collection number (1967,0220) is an arbitary date number applied to all seals in the Bivar catalogue of Sasanian stamp seals (Bivar A D H 1969a) whose original date number was unknown.
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
119538
Registration number
1967,0220.118