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Stamp seal
Near Eastern, Iranian
Prehistoric Susa, Susa I
3500–2700 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Basalt
Dimensions
Overall: 5.4 x 4.4 cm (2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1531
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionObverse: horned-headed hero/"shaman" (or demon?) with two snakes issuing from his waist, two larger snakes flanking the figure, an upside down antelope above him, two crescents in field. Reverse: cross-hatched border top and bottom; row of animals above, animal heads below.
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)