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Stamp seal or amulet
Near Eastern, Iranian
Prehistoric Susa, Susa I
about 4000 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Diorite
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 26 Diameter base x 20.5 Diameter top 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 Number65.1581
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionOne cantral and six radiating drill holes forming rosette pattern. Body of stamp seal also pierced thru lengthwise twice along diameter.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)