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Stamp seal
Near Eastern, Iranian
Protoliterate
3500–2700 B.C.
Object Place: Persia?
Medium/Technique
Red and white stone
Dimensions
Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number62.468
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionStamp seal, hemispherical in shape, design cut on flat side. Drilled lengthwise from both sides. Two intertwined serpents framing the field with a lion attacking a horned animal at center.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with E. Mahboubian, NY; 1962: purchased by the MFA from E. Mahboubian.
(Accession date: May 9, 1962)
(Accession date: May 9, 1962)