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Cylinder seal
Near Eastern, Iranian, Persian
Achaemenid
550–331 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Smoky chalcedony
Dimensions
Overall: 0.2 x 0.1 cm (1/8 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number36.207
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionA hunter wearing a Persian cap and a knee-length garment over baggy trousers stabs with a lance a boar which attacks him emerging from a growth of trees or plants.
Provenance1936: Purchased by the MFA through Prof. Robert A. Pfeiffer.*
(Accession date: April 2, 1936)
*40 seals, 36.177-36.216, were purchased as a group for $500.
(Accession Date: April 2, 1936)
(Accession date: April 2, 1936)
*40 seals, 36.177-36.216, were purchased as a group for $500.
(Accession Date: April 2, 1936)