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    Pyramidal stamp seal with silver mounting. Side view of bottom surface with carved lion-griffin. (Courtesy of the Vedat Nedim Tör Museum, Istanbul)

    Pyramidal stamp seal with silver mounting

    The Lydians and their World (2010) Cat. 132
    Date
    Late Lydian (Persian)
    Museum
    Istanbul, Archaeological Museum, 5134
    Museum Inventory No.
    5134
    Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
    IAM 5134
    Material
    Silver, Stone
    Object Type
    Jewelry and Ornaments, Seal
    Site
    Sardis
    Sector
    Nec
    Trench
    Butler Tomb 1005
    Locus
    Butler Tomb 1005
    Description
    “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 height 2.6 cm, length of engraved face 1.5 cm.
    Comments
    From Sardis, Tomb 1005. “In the same tomb was found seal no. 120” (Curtis).
    See Also
    Dusinberre, “Seals”.
    Bibliography
    Curtis 1925, no. 115.
    Author
    ED

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