Object Description
An agate Sassanian ring-shaped stamp seal featuring an engraved oval bezel. The flattened surface depicts the carved image of hairy Gayomard, holding a staff in each hand. He is presented in his most iconic representation seen on Sassanian stamp seals, with widely outspread arms and legs, holding a symbolic staff in each hand. The long incised lines are used to express hair or fur. A further deep, long incision is expressed between his abstract legs, signifying exaggerated genitals, which is another identifying attribute of the mythological figure. The seal is perforated through the centre for suspension.
Date: Circa 3rd -7th century AD