Seal

Museum number:
9-16979
Permalink:
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Description:
Cylinder seal; standing figure, possibly a man, with flat crown and pointed beard; long skirt with vertical draping. Faint lines on rest of seal; large drill hole; heavily worn. Man is holding oval item in hand. Red and black stone, possibly jasper. Possibly Achaeminid period. Length 2.3 cm; diameter 0.9 cm.
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Culture or time period:
Achaemenid (547–331 BC)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Cylinder seals
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-16979, described as Cylinder seal; standing figure, possibly a man, with flat crown and pointed beard; long skirt with vertical draping. Faint lines on rest of seal; large drill hole; heavily worn. Man is holding oval item in hand. Red and black stone, possibly jasper. Possibly Achaeminid period. Length 2.3 cm; diameter 0.9 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-16979, described as Cylinder seal; standing figure, possibly a man, with flat crown and pointed beard; long skirt with vertical draping. Faint lines on rest of seal; large drill hole; heavily worn. Man is holding oval item in hand. Red and black stone, possibly jasper. Possibly Achaeminid period. Length 2.3 cm; diameter 0.9 cm.

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