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Stamp seal
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Sasanian (?)
A.D. 226–651
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: Base 11 x 9.5 mm 14.5 x 1 x 11 h mm
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1597
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionSpherical, drilled through. Head of a bear.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)