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    Pyramidal stamp seal with silver mounting. View of bottom surface with carved winged figure. (Courtesy of the Vedat Nedim Tör Museum, Istanbul)

    Pyramidal stamp seal with silver mounting

    The Lydians and their World (2010) Cat. 130
    Date
    Late Lydian (Persian)
    Museum
    Istanbul, Archaeological Museum, 4578
    Museum Inventory No.
    4578
    Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
    IAM 4578
    Material
    Silver, Stone
    Object Type
    Jewelry and Ornaments, Seal
    Site
    Sardis
    Sector
    Nec
    Trench
    Butler Tomb 348
    Locus
    Butler Tomb 348
    Description
    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: A winged figure in Persian court robe walks left on a ground line, holding by their tails two lions that turn their snarling heads back over their shoulders. Total height 3.1 cm, height of stone 2.2 cm, length of engraved face 1.6 cm, width 1.15 cm.
    Comments
    From Sardis, Tomb 348.
    See Also
    Dusinberre, “Seals”.
    Bibliography
    Curtis 1925, no. 111.
    Author
    ED

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