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Stamp seal

Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Sasanian (?)
A.D. 226–651

Medium/Technique Agate
Dimensions Legacy dimension: Bezel 15 x 10.5; Ring 19.5 x 12 x 16 h mm.
Credit Line William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1626
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSeals

DescriptionComposite creature with head and foreparts of horse, wings and scorpion tail.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)