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FINDS OF SASANIAN GEMS IN THE OTRAR OASIS E.A. SMAGULOV Archaeological investigations of the burial grounds of the middle of the 1 st mill. A.D. in the northeastern regions of Central Asia connected with the Syr- Darya basin revealed a number of burials containing Sasanian engraved gems (seals), most of them of the "false ring" or ellipsoid type. A whole series of similar gems were found in the lower course of the Syr-Darya when excavating burials of the Jety-Asar culture.' There were earlier chance finds of Sasanian gems from the middle course of the Syr-Darya.2 From there probably originate several pieces formerly belonging to the collections of V.N. Kastalskij, N.F. Petrovskij and N.N. Veselovskij, now in the collection of the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg.3 3 This article is dedicated to several chance finds of Sasanian gems made in the Otrar oasis, in Southern Kazakhstan, where the Arys' river flows into the Syr-Darya.4 We give their description below. 1. Seal representing a "horse-griffin." Found at the site of Kuiruk-tobe within the strata of the 7th-8th centuries in the course of archaeological excavations. Ellipsoid, 24.5 x 17.5 mm., 19.5 mm. high, oval sealing surface 17.5 x 15 mm., aperture
Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1997
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