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Round seal made of intaglio rock crystal. The decoration shows a beardless male person in three-quarter profile. The hair is brushed from the centre of the head and forms a heavy bandeau over forehead and ears which is tied with a fillet. The man wears a bead earring and a plain tunic laced in the front. On either side of the head, three Br_hm_ characters have been incised.

Title Round seal made of intaglio rock crystal.…

Pressmark MAS.165

Item type seal
Elliptical seal made of intaglio garnet. Shown is a woman riding on a lion. She has hair falling over her shoulders and wears a skirt and a heavy girdle. Her upper body is bare and in her left hand, she holds a staff or a standard. The lion is depicted with a wide-open mouth, a forked tongue and a curled up tail. The decoration could be a slightly modified representation of the goddess Cybele, who is normally shown as arriving in a lion-drawn chariot to the accompaniment of music, wine, and a disorderly, ecstatic following. Alternatively, it could be a representation of the Indian goddess Durga who also rides on a lion.

Title Elliptical seal made of intaglio garnet. Shown…

Pressmark MAS.166

Item type seal
Cornelian intaglio seal.

Title Cornelian intaglio seal.

Pressmark MAS.167

Item type seal
Soapstone seal. The seal is four-sided with a roughly pyramidal shape, the apex is rounded and pierced so as to form a handle. On the face of the seal is a fret design.

Title Soapstone seal. The seal is four-sided with…

Pressmark MAS.168

Item type seal
Chalcedony intaglio seal.

Title Chalcedony intaglio seal.

Pressmark MAS.169

Item type seal
Ruby intaglio seal.

Title Ruby intaglio seal.

Pressmark MAS.170

Item type seal
Rectangular bronze seal with a small, thin loop handle. A single Chinese character reading _ (liang), literally translated kind, gentle, good can be seen on the base. It is probably a personal name.

Title Rectangular bronze seal with a small, thin…

Pressmark MAS.171

Item type seal
Round bronze seal with a loop-shaped handle. The base is decorated with the depiction of a deer with large antlers.;

Title Round bronze seal with a loop-shaped handle.…

Pressmark MAS.172

Item type seal
Square bronze seal decorated with the depiction of a seated lion with a raised fore-paw.;

Title Square bronze seal decorated with the depiction…

Pressmark MAS.173

Item type seal
Seal made of soapstone. The object is a Chinese-style seal with a rectangular base and a looped handle. The depiction of a phoenix (?) has been incised in the base.

Title Seal made of soapstone. The object is…

Pressmark MAS.174

Item type seal
Square bronze seal with a small loop-shaped handle. The base of the seal is divided into four equal squares, decorated respectively with a quatrefoil, a swastika, a diagonal cross and a fleur-de-lis.;

Title Square bronze seal with a small loop-shaped…

Pressmark MAS.175

Item type seal
Rectangular bronze seal with a small loop-shaped handle. The base of the seal is decorated with an intaglio design showing a horned dragon.;

Title Rectangular bronze seal with a small loop-shaped…

Pressmark MAS.176

Item type seal
Oblong seal made of intaglio garnet. The design shows the bust of a male in three-quarter profile. He wears a crown and a rosette of four beads in an angular setting on his forehead. A plait of hair frames the face. Round the neck of the man is a string of pearls and the cloak that is draped around the shoulders meets in a straight V on the chest.

Title Oblong seal made of intaglio garnet. The…

Pressmark MAS.177

Item type seal
Rectangular seal made of bronze. The object is very withered and the design not discernible.

Title Rectangular seal made of bronze. The object…

Pressmark MAS.205

Item type seal
Circular seal made of intaglio garnet. The design is executed in a very simple way and shows a seated female figure in side view. She has long hair and wears a long garment.

Title Circular seal made of intaglio garnet. The…

Pressmark MAS.206

Item type seal
Lapis lazuli intaglio seal.

Title Lapis lazuli intaglio seal.

Pressmark MAS.207

Item type seal
Round bronze seal with a small handle. The design shows a griffin with raised head, open jaws and a lashing tail. The outside edge is decorated with a rope-design border.

Title Round bronze seal with a small handle.…

Pressmark MAS.208

Item type seal
Oval seal made of intaglio garnet. Shown is a winged bull with a human head (Gopatshah). The face is bearded and on top of the head is a crown from which rises a feather plume. In front of the bull are five, behind the animal three characters in Pahlavi.

Title Oval seal made of intaglio garnet. Shown…

Pressmark MAS.209

Item type seal
Oval seal made of intaglio garnet. Depicted is a male bust with the head turned to the left and the face shown in profile.

Title Oval seal made of intaglio garnet. Depicted…

Pressmark MAS.210

Item type seal
Elliptical seal made of banded chalcedony. The edges are bevelled. The intaglio design shows the bust of a male with his head turned to the right. His features are very fine, with curly hair and a pointed beard. He wears a bead earring and a drapery wound around the narrow collar of his garment.

Title Elliptical seal made of banded chalcedony. The…

Pressmark MAS.211

Item type seal
Elliptical seal made of intaglio garnet. The design shows a lion on the right which is just about to attack a dog (?) depicted on the left of the seal. The edges are chipped.

Title Elliptical seal made of intaglio garnet. The…

Pressmark MAS.212

Item type seal
Elliptical seal made of banded chalcedony. The intaglio design is very simple and shows the head of a woman wearing a headdress.

Title Elliptical seal made of banded chalcedony. The…

Pressmark MAS.213

Item type seal
Elliptical seal with bevelled edges made of intaglio onyx. The decoration shows an altar (?) with a decoration consisting of crescents and circles. To the left of the altar, a star is depicted, to the right another crescent.

Title Elliptical seal with bevelled edges made of…

Pressmark MAS.214

Item type seal
Oval seal made of intaglio garnet. Shown is a monkey squatting on his haunches, playing a single pipe which he holds with both hands. To his right hand another monkey is shown dancing, with both arms raised above the head. The seal is also decorated with a Brahmi inscription.

Title Oval seal made of intaglio garnet. Shown…

Pressmark MAS.215

Item type seal

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