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Amulet: a paten with a lion and serpent in relief. Eyelet broken off
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1909.893Stamp seal
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1993.15.5
<p>Ellipsoid shaped seal with engraved design of a couchant lion to the right and a Pahlavi inscription above.</p>
Stamp seal
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1993.15.6
<p>Oval shaped stamp seal, bezeled edge, with lion motif striding to the right and a Pahlavi inscription, above.</p>
Stamp seal
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1993.15.7
<p>Oval bezel shaped stamp seal with lion motif, couchant to the right with a streamer.</p>
Stamp seal
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1993.15.8
<p>Ellipsoid shaped stamp seal with lion motif, striding to the right and a Pahlavi inscription above.</p>
Stamp seal
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1993.15.9Stamp seal
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1993.15.69Cylinder seal
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1993.15.73Stamp seal
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1993.15.83Stamp seal
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1993.18.4
<p>Ellipsoid shaped stamp seal with lioness motif facing to the right. The lioness is suckling two small human figures. Pahlavi inscription from 9 o’clock to 4 o’clock.</p>
Stamp seal
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1993.18.5
<p>Dome shaped stamp seal with couchant lion motif. Above the lion is a crescent motif and a Pahlavi inscription from 11 o’clock to 2 o’clock. The second inscription below is located from 5 o’clock to 7 o’clock.</p>
Stamp seal
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1993.18.25Lobed bowl with lion, foliage and a ring of raised dots
https://asia.si.edu/object/F1997.13
<p>Small, low bowl with a short, broad, ring foot. Twelve shallow radial lobes slope up to form the sides of the bowl, with their rounded ends meeting in the central area of the interior surface to form a scalloped-edged medallion. Within the medallion is a depiction of a lion with two leaf forms encircled by …</p>