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Hunnic Clay Sealing. Hephthalites. 5th cent. AD
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Hunnic Clay Sealing. Hephthalites. 5th cent. AD
Hunnic Clay Sealing with Bactrian Inscription
Hunnic Clay Sealing. Hephthalites. 5th cent. AD
Hunnic Clay Sealing. Hephthalites. 5th cent. AD
Hunnic Clay Sealing with Bactrian Inscription
Hunnic Clay Sealing. Hephthalites. 5th cent. AD
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Hunnic Clay Sealing. Hephthalites. 5th cent. AD

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SKU: 3735 Categories: Clay Sealings, NEW ITEMS Tags: Alchon Huns, Alkhan Huns, bactria, bactrianumis, bulla, clay sealing, Gandhara, Hephthalites, hunnic, hunnic tribes, huns, iranian huns, western turks, white huns
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The Hephthalites (also known as the White Huns) were a powerful group of Iranian Huns who ruled over Central Asia, Afghanistan, northern India, and parts of Iran during the 5th–6th centuries AD. They played a crucial role in the decline of the Sasanian Empire and the fragmentation of the Gupta Empire in India

Hephthalite Clay Sealing (5th–6th century AD)
  • Material and dimensions: сlay, 5.61 g, 19 x 26.5 mm
  • Function: Likely used to seal official documents, goods, or correspondence in trade and administration
  • Iconography: Impression of a male ruler
Significance
  • Reflects the bureaucratic and economic structures of the Hephthalite state
  • Indicates cultural interactions between the Iranian Huns, Indian, Sogdian, and Persian civilizations
  • Similar artifacts have been found in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and northern India, showing their vast network

Extremely RARE

References:

Z-339091 (this item)

Featured in “Seals, Sealings and Tokens from Bactria to Gandhara (4th to 8th century CE)” by Judith Lerner & Nicholas Sims-Williams, page 117

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