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Ancient Near Eastern ArtStone-Stamp Sealsmid 1st millennium B.C.–mid 1st millennium A.D.

Artwork Details

Title	Stamp seal
Medium	Sard, red-brown
Dimensions	0.51 x 0.75 in. (1.3 x 1.91 cm)
Classification	Stone-Stamp Seals
Department	Ancient Near Eastern Art
Date	mid 1st millennium B.C.–mid 1st millennium A.D.
Credit Line	Gift of John Taylor Johnston, 1881
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	Iran
Date Range	500 BC – 500

Provenance

Region

Iran

More stone-stamp seals from the Iran tradition

1st millennium B.C.Stamp seal

ca. early 3rd millennium B.C. (?)Recumbent bovid seal

ca. 4200–3800 B.C.Low hemispheroid seal

ca. 9th century B.C.Stamp seal

2nd millennium B.C. (?)Stamp seal with loop handle

2nd–1st millennium B.C.Stamp seal

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 321588