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Western Asiatic Jasper Stamp Seal with Contest Scene: 2nd-1st millennium B.C. With a pierced domed upper face; engraved underside with a knife-wielding man attacking a rearing lion, a mythical long-tailed beast attacking from above with its tail curving

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A pair of Sasanian stamp seals: A pair of Sasanian stamp seals, c. 3rd - 6th Century AD, the first is a green chalcedony stamp seal depicting a humped bull, 12.5 x 1 0mm, the second is a hematite stamp seal depicting a lion, 10 x 8.

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Sasanian Mottled Jasper Domed Seal with Lion Hunting: A Sasanian mottled jasper domed seal with lion hunting scene. Sasanian Persian, 224 - 651 CE. Dimension: 2x1.7cm. The seal is made of red jasper mottled with yellow and white. On its truncated surface

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2nd C. Sasanian Green Jasper Stamp Seal w/ Winged Ibex: Ancient Near East / Central Asia, Sasanian (Sassanian / Sassanid) Empire, ca. 224 to 651 CE. A carved jasper O-type stamp seal bead of half-spherical form with a vertical drill hole for suspension, th

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Sasanian Era Jasper Stamp Seal with Recumbent Animal, 3rd-7th Century AD: This Sasanian seal is made from jasper, measuring 2.3 by 1.8 cm or approximately 0.91 by 0.71 inches. It features a recumbent animal, a common theme which may symbolize peace or rest in Sasanian icono

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Sumerian Stone Bifacial Stamp Seal Bead w/ Lion & Bull: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Early Dynastic Sumer (Syria), Provincial type, Archaic Period, ca. 2800 to 2500 BCE. A lovely bifacial carved-stone stamp seal bead of rectang

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Ancient Sasanian Period Red Carnelian Stamp Seal 4th Century: Ancient Sasanian Period Carnelian Stamp Seal Cultures/Periods: Circa 4th Century A.C. Dimension: Diameter 45/64 inches (17.9x16.4x4.5mm) Findspot: Afghanistan Provenance: Private property to Dr. Josep

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Sasanian Empire Jasper Dome Stamp Seal, 3rd-7th Century AD: This ancient stamp seal, with dimensions of 2.5 cm in height and 2 cm in width (approximately 0.98 inches by 0.79 inches), is crafted from jasper. It hails from the Sasanian Empire era, a period that

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Sasanian Family Type Jasper Seal Ring: Two special Sasanian family type red jasper seal rings, cast with birds or animal masks. US size: 8 (larger ring).

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Collection of Ancient Mesopotamian Stamp Seal Red Jasper or Steatite Bead: Collection of Ancient Mesopotamian Stamp Seal Red Jasper or Steatite Bead Cultures/Periods: Bronze Age Dimension: 25x20x17mm

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Sasanian Hematite Stamp Seal Bead w/ Prancing Bull: **First Time At Auction** Ancient Near East/Central Asia, Sasanian (Sassanian/Sasanid) Empire, ca. 2nd to 7th century CE. A deep brown hematite stone stamp with an intriguing scene on the seal face an

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Ancient Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal c.5th century A.D.: Ancient Sasanian Agate Stamp Seal c.5th century A.D. Size 12 mm. Fine Ancient Sasanian Agate Stamp seal carved with a Bull. Very Fine quality. Condition:minor wear otherwise Perfect. Provenance: From

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SASANIAN RED JASPER STAMP SEAL OF A LION ATTACKING A ZEBU BULL

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Ca. AD 200 - 400.
A Sasanian red jasper stamp seal depicting a lion attacking a zebu bull. The depiction has highly naturalistic details. The seal has a globular body with a horizontally drilled hole. For similar see: Sasanian stamp seal in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, n. 94.
Size: 22mm x 18mm; Weight: 11g
Provenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; Formerly in a central London family collection, 1990s; Suggested to be examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.