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Cylinder seal with Persian hunter
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Achaemenid Period
550–331 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Sard
Dimensions
Length: 24 mm (15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.1011
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionIntaglio. Significant portion of cylinder is lost. Persian man, wearing leggings, short tunic, and a Persian style headdress (soft hat tied under the chin, with floppy crown), steps forward with a spear against a rearing animal (now lost). Behind the hunter is a prancing horse wearing a saddle blanket and bridle. Scene is set on a ground line.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: bought in Athens); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, March 24, 1903