Cabochon ringstone, with 2 magi flanking a fire altar

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Stamp seal. Cabochon ringstone, with 2 magi flanking a fire altar, mounted in silver brooch, with floral relief on back. Find Spot: Shiraz and Hamadan Iran. Depth 0.007 m, length 0.019 m, width 0.014 m, circa 501-600. Sasanian.

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Accession Number: ANE.201.1982
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/39.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 743 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 84.43kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 39/1

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AD Fitz_ANT Iranian Neo-Persian Empire oval Sasanian Dynasty Sasanian Empire Sasanid Sassanian Empire Sassanid seal stamp seal

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