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Start Over Object class Identifying artifacts Media available legacy documentation Collection place Iranian Azerbaijan, Northwest Iran
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17391, described as Stamp seal.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17451, described as Stamp seal.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17408, described as Stamp seal.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17436, described as Stamp seal.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17430, described as Stamp seal.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17392, described as Stamp seal.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17434, described as Stamp seal.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17356, described as Ring seal. Quartz, agate. Male figure, standing. Figure is in right profile standing or walking, beardless and the hair is bound with a fillet that may have a cross tie and he wears a girded coat. One vertical and three horizontal bars appear behind the figure. These sticks could represent the Zoroastrian barsom. In this case the figure raises ritual barsom sticks before him with a transverse bar crossing near the top. Color: white to translucent honey banding. Condition: carved surface some what smoothed from wearing without destruction. Diagonal cut across head and face occurred over original carving.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17386, described as Stamp seal.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17368, described as Stamp seal. Truncated ellipsoid. Quartz: carnelian. Winged bull with crowned human head, showing crown on hair above. Gopat shah or Lamassu (?) Figure in right profile and is kneeling in the alternate bovine position or heraldically lodged. Head is oversized in proportion to the body, is bearded and has a single bead earring. Damaged area if head reveals a possible fluted crown. Beaded border. Color: dark honey. Condition: edges of impressed surface very worn. Back of seal is covered with a band of tiny cracks. One tool, mark in this hand. Drill holes show some cracking.

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