An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c13.s4: 8.4 Seals, Sealings and Intaglios
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c13.s4
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8.4 Seals, Sealings and Intaglios
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LOTHAL has yielded a seal of Persian Gulf origin—a circular steatite object with two jumping gazelles flanking a two-headed dragon on the obverse and a large boss, four circles and three grooves on the reverse. A cylinder seal apparently of stone set in a gold handle and bearing two lines of cuneiform inscription ascribed to *c.* 2000 B.C., now in the Nagpur Museum, may have come to *c.* India from the country of its origin, though its findspot is not known. Also unexplained is the occurrence of a cylinder seal at MASKI.
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ARIKAMEDU has produced a Graeco-Roman gem bearing the head of Augustus in intaglio. The Bibliotheque at Pondicherry also possessses a quartz intaglio of Graeco-Roman workmanship, representing Cupid and a bird, apparently an eagle. The gem is untrimmed and may therefore have been made locally by a Mediterranean craftsman.