Gans Seal Collection Cataloging Schema

The Sasanian Seals Database
Jeanette Zerneke
January 2002

Sasanian Seal Cataloging
ThemeMotif
10Individual/personage
AWoman
BMan
CHorseman
DGayomard
EMultiple Subjects
FBody Parts
100Islamic
11Individuals in action
13Individual and animal in action
14Individual versus Fantastic Creature
15Individual interacting with a Naturalistic Subject
16Individual and object
20Busts
BMale wearing a Turban
CMale with Long Hair
DMale Courtly Headdress
FMale Tailed Headdress
GMale Frontal
JMale Imitation or Foreign Type
LTwo-headed
200Forgery
22Bust interacting with a Bust
30Animal Subjects
APrimate
BHare
CDog
DBear
EFeline
FElephant
GHorse
HBoar
ICamel
JStag
KZebu
LRam
MAntilope
NOther Horned Animals
SBird
TScorpion or Fish
XMultiple Subjects
YBody Parts
300Amulet
31Animal interacting with a Human
33Animal Versus Animal
34Animal interacting with a Fantastic Creature
37Animal and Monogram
40Fantastic Creatures
AWinged Being
BComposite Being
CMonsters
400Bullae
43Fantastic Creature interacting with an Animal
50Naturalistic Subject
AFloral Motifs
60Inanimate Subject
70Monograms
80Unidentified Subjects

 

 

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