**Originally Listed At $400**

Ancient Near East, Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 550 to 330 BCE. A lovely stamp seal carved from black-hued stone with the bottom bearing two ancient winged sun symbols known to the Achaemenids as the Faravahar. Each instance of the Faravahar features a radiant sun disc flanked with a pair of majestic feathered wings and is presented on one side of a central panel depicting a quintet of vertically striated columns. A slightly rounded topside, smooth peripheries, and a suspension hole drilled lengthwise through the body. Custom putty impression included. Size: 0.7" W x 0.6" H (1.8 cm x 1.5 cm)

Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection, acquired in October 2011; ex-Archaeological Center Ltd., Jaffa, Israel (auction 51, lot 125); ex-Robert Deutsch collection

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Minor abrasions to topside and peripheries, with softening to some incised details, otherwise intact and very good. Smooth surface textures throughout.