Ancient Scythian seal 13SH2C4
Hematite dome-shaped seal-bead depicting a Scythian priest.
Found in the Nimruz province of Afghanistan, formerly Sistan, an ancient kingdom founded by the Sakas, a Scythian tribe of Persian origin.
See this sample from the British Museum and on Sassanian Seals from the Collection of the Late Edward Gans, at UC Berkeley here.
Circa first-third century CE.
9.5 mm long.