LATW Cat. 124
Jewelry and Ornaments, Seal
Gold
(Late Lydian (Persian))
Gold seal ring, with carnelian scarab mounted on a swivel. The hoop is of 1.5-mm wire. Thinner wire runs through a hole drilled through the scarab, then passes through perforations in the ends of the hoop wire and wraps six times around the hoop wire...
LATW Cat. 125
Jewelry and Ornaments, Seal
Gold
(Late Lydian (Persian))
Gold seal ring, with carnelian scarab mounted on a swivel. Thin wire runs through a hole drilled through the scarab, then passes through perforations in the ends of the hoop wire and wraps six times around the hoop wire on each side. The scarab is ex...
LATW Cat. 126
Jewelry and Ornaments, Seal
Gold, Stone
(Late Lydian (Persian))
Gold seal ring, with carnelian scarab mounted on a swivel. The hoop is made of gold wire in the form of a horseshoe that terminates in hemispherical knobs. A pin running through the scarab is riveted to the knobs on either side. The scarab is delicat...
LATW Cat. 127
Jewelry and Ornaments, Seal
Silver
(Late Lydian (Persian))
Very heavy silver ring of horseshoe shape with an oval hematite (?) intaglio mounted on a swivel. A silver wire passes through the stone and the thickened ends of the hoop and is wrapped twice on each side. It has a rounded top and flat oval base on ...
LATW Cat. 128
Jewelry and Ornaments, Seal
Agate, Stone
(Late Lydian (Persian))
Agate cylinder seal in a gold mounting consisting of a pin held in place by two gold plates, with a gold loop on top set with granulations. The seal shows a crowned hero-king figure controlling two rampant lion-griffins, with two winged, crowned sphi...
LATW Cat. 129
Jewelry and Ornaments, Seal
Gold, Stone
(Late Lydian (Persian))
“Chalcedony pyramidal stamp seal with gold mounting. The mounting is a gold strip terminating on either side with a carefully executed duck’s head with a long broad bill; the ducks’ eyes are shown, and the feathers on the backs of their heads are ind...
LATW Cat. 130
Jewelry and Ornaments, Seal
Silver, Stone
(Late Lydian (Persian))
Chalcedony pyramidal stamp seal, with silver mounting consisting of a flat band with simplified ducks’ bills holding the pin. A rounded silver band forms the suspension. The flat sealing surface is carved in intaglio, with a scene of heroic control: ...
LATW Cat. 131
Jewelry and Ornaments, Seal
Silver, Stone
(Late Lydian (Persian))
“Blue chalcedony pyramidal stamp seal, with a portion of a silver mounting consisting of a flat silver strip and the pin running through the stone. The flat sealing surface is carved in intaglio, with a winged, horned lion-griffin walking right on a ...
LATW Cat. 132
Jewelry and Ornaments, Seal
Silver, Stone
(Late Lydian (Persian))
“Chalcedony pyramidal stamp seal, with corroded silver mounting consisting of a flat band with simplified ducks’ bills holding the pin. The sealing surface is carved in intaglio, with an open-mouthed lion-griffin walking right” (Dusinberre). Total he...
LATW Cat. 134
Metalwork
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Early fifth century BC? (Late Lydian (Persian))
Large bronze mirror. Circular disk with reflecting surfaces on both sides; the surfaces are slightly convex, so the image would be smaller than natural. Border is decorated with geometric designs (on one side, guilloche and triangles; on the other, g...
LATW Cat. 135
Metalwork
Gold
Early fifth century BC? (Late Lydian (Persian))
Hollow gold spool-shaped rattle. Cylinder, concave in profile, capped at either end by slightly convex disks. Disks are decorated with concentric circles of fine gold wire. A narrow gold cylinder forms a central tube, opening through holes in the dis...
LATW Cat. 139
Jewelry and Ornaments
Electrum
Second half of the 7th or beginning of the 6th century BC (Lydian)
Electrum boat-shaped earring, decorated with beaded wire along sides, with four groups of three wires, crimped to resemble granulation, dividing the exterior into three panels. In panels, double-axes decorated with granulation. One double-axe missing...