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Stamp seal
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Achaemenid
550–331 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Jasper
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 16 mm Diameter x 27 L
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1628
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionBearded male figure with dagger or club grasping horns of winged bull. Crescent above. Perforation through vertical axis.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)