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Chalcedony stamp seal. Sasanian, 5th century AD...

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Chalcedony stamp seal. Sasanian, 5th century AD ø 2.8cm. Ovoid with cross hole. Two standing 'Gayomard' figures on the high oval seal face, holding a total of three staffs, including an animal, probably a dog. Cf. Splendeur des Sassanides. Exhibition catalog Brussels (1993) p. 284f., no. 144. Tiny fragments missing at the edge. Provenance: Ex collection Dr. Klaus Marquardt, North Rhine-Westphalia, 1980s to 2009.