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(D. 1560). Limonite. Hemispheroid stamp seal with a transverse
perforation and a roughly circular base. 16 x
11 mm.
A recumbent stag with wide-spread antlers and a reverted head has
a wide flowing ribbon tied around his neck.
Three elongated dots on the upper left margin and three on the
lower right were added as space fillers.
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(D. 1561). Bloodstone. Globular stamp seal with two sides
slightly flattened and a nearly circular base. 16 x 15
x 13 mm.
Two animals stand over against each other, a stag on the right
with reverted head and an ibex on the left facing
the right. A moon-crescent with the Pahlavi letter a written
backwards appears over the rump of the stag as a space
filler and the Pahlavi letter a appears over the rump of the ibex
as another space filler.
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(D. 1562). Carnelian. Hemispheroid stamp seal with a transverse
perforation and a circular base. 13 x 10 mm.
A recumbent winged sphinx faces the right, with three dots over
the back added as space fillers.
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(D. 1563). Bloodstone. Hemispheroid stamp seal with a
transverse perforation and a circular base. 15 x 12 mm.
A recumbent humped bull faces the right, with two dots over the
back added as space fillers.
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(D. 1564). Carnelian. Hemispheroid stamp seal with a transverse
perforation and a circular base. 15 x 11 mm.
Two animals appear in single file facing the right, a lion on the
left and a stag on the right. The lion would
seem to be pursuing the stag.
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(D. 1565). Incrusted chalcedony. Globular stamp seal with two
sides flattened, a rather large perforation, and an
oval base. 23 x 16 x 18 mm.
The device is unique according to my knowledge; it is a cross
consisting of four animal heads: a stag, a bull,
an ibex, and a griffin, all facing the right.
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(D. 1566). Hematite. Hemispheroid stamp seal with a transverse
perforation, slightly flattened at the ends, and a
circular base. 14 x 10 mm.
A crouching winged griffin has its erect tail surmounted by an
eight-pointed star.
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(D. 1567). Carnelian. Globular stamp seal with two sides
flattened, a transverse perforation, and an oval base.
12 x 9 x 9 mm. Enlarged on Plate VI.
A crouching winged griffin with tail erect.
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(D. 1568). Chalcedony. Globular stamp seal with two sides
flattened, a transverse perforation , and an oval base.
16 x 10 x 12 mm.
A wild boar with an unusually long tail, added as a space filler,
moves through marshy reeds. A string of eight
elongated dots appears over the back and head as a space filler.
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(D. 1569). Bloodstone. Hemispheroid stamp seal with a
transverse perforation and a circular base. 13 x 10 mm.
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