Seal

Museum number:
9-17372
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3905
Description:
Stamp seal. Truncated ellipsoid. Quartz. lion to right, sleeping, (dormant). Lion figure placed on lower edge of surface plane and almost to one side. Color: light translucent yellow. Condition: Tiny chip on edge of engraved surface next to a dent also tiny chip near head. Back of seal very chipped. Drill holes are chipped. Dimensions: stone H 7, W 8.5, D 6.5 (mm); impression vertical 6, horizontal. 7(mm).
Donor:
F. S. Goravanchi and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, Iranian Azerbaijan
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Seals (artifacts)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Seal, accession number 9-17372, described as Stamp seal. Truncated ellipsoid. Quartz. lion to right, sleeping, (dormant). Lion figure placed on lower edge of surface plane and almost to one side. Color: light translucent yellow. Condition: Tiny chip on edge of engraved surface next to a dent also tiny chip near head. Back of seal very chipped. Drill holes are chipped. Dimensions: stone H 7, W 8.5, D 6.5 (mm); impression vertical 6, horizontal. 7(mm).Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Seal, accession number 9-17372, described as Stamp seal. Truncated ellipsoid. Quartz. lion to right, sleeping, (dormant). Lion figure placed on lower edge of surface plane and almost to one side. Color: light translucent yellow. Condition: Tiny chip on edge of engraved surface next to a dent also tiny chip near head. Back of seal very chipped. Drill holes are chipped. Dimensions: stone H 7, W 8.5, D 6.5 (mm); impression vertical 6, horizontal. 7(mm).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17372, described as Stamp seal. Truncated ellipsoid. Quartz. lion to right, sleeping, (dormant). Lion figure placed on lower edge of surface plane and almost to one side. Color: light translucent yellow. Condition: Tiny chip on edge of engraved surface next to a dent also tiny chip near head. Back of seal very chipped. Drill holes are chipped. Dimensions: stone H 7, W 8.5, D 6.5 (mm); impression vertical 6, horizontal. 7(mm).

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