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Cylinder seal with Persian archer
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Achaemenid Period
550–331 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Chalcedony
Dimensions
Length: 32 mm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.708
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionIntaglio. Persian archer on horseback moving left, shoots an arrow at a lion leaping towards him. There is a small mound at the on the ground behind the archer - either an intentional mound or a chip.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: Morrison Sale, no. 25); 1898, sold by Edward Perry Warren to the MFA for $69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940).