Agate Ring-Seal
Ring Seal
ca. 2nd century BC-2nd century AD (made)
ca. 2nd century BC-2nd century AD (made)
Large Bead seal: chalcedony. No clear indication of either provenance or date is possible, except that it was probably purchased in N.W.Pakistan. A bead pierced with a large hole through its short axis. A first bezel has been groung into its margin and on this an intaglio of a tree with a leafy topped stem and four leafy branches has been engraved. Probably carried looped by a cord to a girdle.
Object details
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Title | Agate Ring-Seal (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Agate. chalcedony |
Brief description | Agate, Gandhara, ca. 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD. |
Physical description | Large Bead seal: chalcedony. No clear indication of either provenance or date is possible, except that it was probably purchased in N.W.Pakistan. A bead pierced with a large hole through its short axis. A first bezel has been groung into its margin and on this an intaglio of a tree with a leafy topped stem and four leafy branches has been engraved. Probably carried looped by a cord to a girdle. |
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Object history | Bought from Maj. Genl. H.L. Haughton CB, CIE, CBE, 1948. |
Historical context | Agate ring-seal engraved with a tree. |
Production | Gandhara, Pakistan |
Collection | |
Accession number | IS.30:1-1948 |
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Record created | February 14, 2000 |
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