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seal
;
intaglio
;
bezel
Object Type
seal
intaglio
bezel
Museum number
1919,0709.2
Description
A ring bezel, depicting a Kushan king on horseback, in his left hand a cruciform sceptre with a hook, a tamgha, a nandipada, inscribed.
Cultures/periods
Kushan
Buddhist
Production date
2ndC-3rdC
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
North West Frontier Province
(?)
Materials
bloodstone
Dimensions
Height:
22 millimetres
Width:
26 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
an extensive bibliography in Callieri 1996
Bibliographic references
Callieri 1997 / Seals and Sealings from the North-west of the Indian Subcontinent and Afghanistan
(U 7.29)
Collon 1997a / 7000 Years of Seals
(10/8)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
mammal
equestrian
king/queen
Associated names
Named in inscription:
aldso
Acquisition name
From:
Sir Harold Arthur Deane
(?)
Acquisition date
1919
Department
Asia
Registration number
1919,0709.2