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Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17415, 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 9-17473, described as Stamp seal.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17460, described as Stamp seal.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17438, described as Stamp seal.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17404, described as Stamp seal.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17399, described as Stamp seal.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17456, described as Stamp seal.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17393, described as Stamp seal.
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17371, described as Stamp seal. Quartz: carnelian. Truncated ellipsoid. Decorated back. Lion in right profile, walking, passant. A four pointed star in field above. Back of seal decorated with double row of concave discs. Color of carnelian varries with light and dark areas. Condition: worn throughout decorated area of seal. Impression edge worn and chipped. Chipping at area above lion head. Drill holes have some chips.

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