Late stamp seals 

Caption

Import restricted since 1990, section II.C.2 of 2008 designated list.

Size: Diameter less than 3cm, height approximately 3cm

Date: Iron Age (c. 1200-330 BC) to Sasanian (AD 224-636)

Late stamp seals (from the 1st millennium BC through the Sasanian period) take several standardized shapes, including eight-sided pyramidal stamps, cones, cameos (carved in raised relief), ellipsoidal or domical seals (sides can be undecorated or decorated), and rings. The flat sealing surface, usually oval or round in shape, is engraved with a wide range of subjects.