Seal Stone, Jasper, cut, drilled, Jasper, Total: Height: 1,55 cm; Width: 2,14 cm; Depth: 0,91 cm, Glyptic, The shape of this seal stone is called amygdaloid. The engraved field shows a branch on the left, flanked by a sickle open at the bottom. In the center is a construction rising from four three-quarter circles. On the right, systemless strokes can be seen. The interpretation of this picture is controversial, for example, eggs of the cat shark, the silphion plant, gimmicks with the drill, meaningless structures to make it difficult to imitate the seal.

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