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Stamp seal with two lions
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Achaemenid
550–331 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Chalcedony with gold mount
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Donald P. Edgar
Accession Number66.1077
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionStamp seal with two rearing affronted lions, their heads turned back. The gold mount is in the form of two duck heads, with finials and loop attachment.
Provenance1966, year-end gift of Donald P. Edgar, Washington, DC, to the MFA. (Accession date: January 11, 1967)