Seal

Museum number:
9-17371
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090017371
Accession number:
Acc.3905
Description:
Stamp seal. Quartz: carnelian. Truncated ellipsoid. Decorated back. Lion in right profile, walking, passant. A four pointed star in field above. Back of seal decorated with double row of concave discs. Color of carnelian varries with light and dark areas. Condition: worn throughout decorated area of seal. Impression edge worn and chipped. Chipping at area above lion head. Drill holes have some chips.
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 3 titled Seal, accession number 9-17371, described as Stamp seal. Quartz: carnelian. Truncated ellipsoid. Decorated back. Lion in right profile, walking, passant. A four pointed star in field above. Back of seal decorated with double row of concave discs. Color of carnelian varries with light and dark areas. Condition: worn throughout decorated area of seal. Impression edge worn and chipped. Chipping at area above lion head. Drill holes have some chips.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Seal, accession number 9-17371, described as Stamp seal. Quartz: carnelian. Truncated ellipsoid. Decorated back. Lion in right profile, walking, passant. A four pointed star in field above. Back of seal decorated with double row of concave discs. Color of carnelian varries with light and dark areas. Condition: worn throughout decorated area of seal. Impression edge worn and chipped. Chipping at area above lion head. Drill holes have some chips.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Seal, accession number 9-17371, described as Stamp seal. Quartz: carnelian. Truncated ellipsoid. Decorated back. Lion in right profile, walking, passant. A four pointed star in field above. Back of seal decorated with double row of concave discs. Color of carnelian varries with light and dark areas. Condition: worn throughout decorated area of seal. Impression edge worn and chipped. Chipping at area above lion head. Drill holes have some chips.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17371, described as Stamp seal. Quartz: carnelian. Truncated ellipsoid. Decorated back. Lion in right profile, walking, passant. A four pointed star in field above. Back of seal decorated with double row of concave discs. Color of carnelian varries with light and dark areas. Condition: worn throughout decorated area of seal. Impression edge worn and chipped. Chipping at area above lion head. Drill holes have some chips.

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