SealsSasanian4th-6th century
Stamp Seal: Hand
300-600 CE
Description
Grayish stone stamp seal; device shows hand with a small half moon on one side and a hatched curve below; back of seal incised with a leaf-like pattern. The seal has a dent on one side, there are traces of wear around the edges of the string hole, and the surface is noticeably abraded on the edge around the image. Stone tinged yellow on back of seal.
Dimensions
2 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm (13/16 x 1 x 11/16 in.) string hole: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Provenance
Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood, Belmont, MA (by 1998-2002), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2002.
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