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Stamp seal, pear-shaped
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Sasanian
A.D. 226–651
Medium/Technique
Garnet
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.033 Length:
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.711
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionBust of a king, Hormisdas II. On each side an inscription. S.L. 19.
ProvenanceBy 1897: Count Michael Tyszkiewicz Collection; 1898: auction of the M. Tyszkiewicz Collection, Hotel des Commissaires-Priseurs, 9 rue Drouot, Paris, June 8-10, lot 293 (said to have been found in Asia Minor); 1898: with E. P. Warren; purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, 1898. (Accession date: Jan-01-1898)