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Stamp seal depicting a seated man with bird and crescent
Near Eastern, Iranian
Bronze Age
2200–1800 B.C.
Place of Origin: North Central Iran / Turkmenistan
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Stevenson Smith Fund
Accession Number1985.712
CollectionsAsia, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionBronze openwork stamp seal in the form of a man with upraised arms, seated on a throne, accompanied by a bird and a crescent. Details of figures incised on reverse. Minor corrosion on outer edge.
ProvenanceBy 1985: Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York; 1985: purchased by the MFA from Edward H. Merrin Gallery, 23 October 1985.
(Accession date: October 23, 1985)
(Accession date: October 23, 1985)