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Duck-shaped stamp seal or weight

Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Babylonian
Neo-Babylonian
625–539 B.C.

Medium/Technique Red mottled jasper
Dimensions Legacy dimension: .20 x .15 mm.
Credit Line Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number36.185
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ClassificationsSeals

DescriptionDuck-shaped stamp seal / weight. Red mottled jasper. Stylized tree.
Provenance1936: Purchased by the MFA through Prof. Robert A. Pfeiffer.*
(Accession date: April 2, 1936)

*40 seals, 36.177-36.216, were purchased as a group for $500.