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Clay Sealing with Seal Impressions of Horse Rider
| Collection number | 製182-2829 |
|---|---|
| Provenance | Iran |
| Period | Sasanian period |
| Date | ca. 220-650 CE |
| Material | Clay |
| Dimension | 6.3×7.2×2.5 cm |
| Comment | This is the clay sealing used in Sasanian period. Impression of a large stamp seal is depicting a horsing soldier wearing chain mail. The horse is also armored. The equestrian culture came into Western Asia from Central Asia around three thousand years ago. The similarity of harness between Western Asia and Eastern Asia shows the cultural interventions by horse-riding nomads of Central Asia. |
| Classification | seal |
| Keywords | Brown, Orange Cool, Strong Western Asia, Iran Roman-Byzantine Period, Sasanid Dynasty Clay Seal/Sealing, Clay sealing Human, Male, Rider, Creature, Tetrapoda, Horse |
| 資料ID | 3521 |