Sasanide Calcedonio verde-blu Timbro Sigillo con Profilo Maschile (Senza Prezzo di Riserva)
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Sasanide Agata Sigillo con timbro con figura zoomorfa
A finely rendered Sasanian seal stamp carved from agate, featuring an oval shape with a domed back. The flat face of the seal has been carved with the depiction of a horned zoomorphic figure. The quadruped is portrayed in a crouching position with its legs folded underneath. The seal is perforated horizontally for suspension and comes with a professionally baked, modern impression. Minor chips along with slight encrustations to the surface.
Seals were often made of stone however there are also examples rendered in bone, ivory, faience, glass, metal, wood, and even sun-dried or baked clay. In the ancient world, seals guaranteed the authenticity of marked ownership – as such, they were instrumental in legal transactions, and in the protection of goods against theft. Seal amulets with stylised animals have been found throughout Mesopotamia in contexts dating to the late fourth millennium BC, although stamp seals and cylinder seals were the predominant types in the ancient Near East.
Measurements: L 2.2cm x W 1.6cm x H 1.7cm
Provenance: Ex Symes Gallery, Mayfair, UK, before 1999.
N. 87287943
Non più disponibile
Sasanide Agata Sigillo con timbro con figura zoomorfa
A finely rendered Sasanian seal stamp carved from agate, featuring an oval shape with a domed back. The flat face of the seal has been carved with the depiction of a horned zoomorphic figure. The quadruped is portrayed in a crouching position with its legs folded underneath. The seal is perforated horizontally for suspension and comes with a professionally baked, modern impression. Minor chips along with slight encrustations to the surface.
Seals were often made of stone however there are also examples rendered in bone, ivory, faience, glass, metal, wood, and even sun-dried or baked clay. In the ancient world, seals guaranteed the authenticity of marked ownership – as such, they were instrumental in legal transactions, and in the protection of goods against theft. Seal amulets with stylised animals have been found throughout Mesopotamia in contexts dating to the late fourth millennium BC, although stamp seals and cylinder seals were the predominant types in the ancient Near East.
Measurements: L 2.2cm x W 1.6cm x H 1.7cm
Provenance: Ex Symes Gallery, Mayfair, UK, before 1999.
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