Object Description
A finely engraved white agate Sassanian stamp seal of an iconic oval shape, bearing a clearly expressed bearded male bust in profile facing left across the flat surface. His face contour and headdress are composed by confident, and yet simple incisions. His braided hair locks radiate from a hair band and the drapery of his clothes seen over his shoulders are depicted using a herringbone pattern. Vertical and horizontal incisions are visible to the left of the face The stone is perforated longitudinally for suspension.
The seal is accompanied with a museum-quality, baked modern impression.
Date: Circa 3rd – 5th Century BC