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Conoid stamp seal
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Achaemenid
550–331 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Chalcedony
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.027 H.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.707
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionAchaemenid king standing between a rearing winged horned lion and a lioness, seizing the lion by the horn and stabbing him below. Winged disk of Ahuramazda hovering above. S.L.15.
ProvenanceBy 1898: Edward Perry Warren Collection; 1898: purchased by the MFA from E.P. Warren. (Accession date: January 1, 1898)