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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Achaemenid
550–331 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Jasper
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 10 cm (13/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1431
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionDoubtful piece in Achaemenid style. At right bearded worshipper with Persian cap holding lotus in one hand in front of stepped altar supported by lion-demon standard (symbol of Mesopotamian Underworld god Nergal). At left, on other side of altar, bearded winged sphinx with horned headdress, eagle's talons, and scorpion tail.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)