Seal

Museum number:
9-17362
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3905
Description:
Stamp seal. Truncated ellipsoid. Quartz, carnelian. Decorated discs on back. Winged male figure, Putto (?). Figure in right profile, walking. Chipping barely allows visibility of triangular base of beribboned flowers. Parallel angular lines compose collar. Bound hair in fillet. Upper wing area badly chipped. Condition: very chipped on edges of engraved surface. Worn and chipped on back also. Drill holes chipped.
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 9-17362, described as Stamp seal. Truncated ellipsoid. Quartz, carnelian. Decorated discs on back. Winged male figure, Putto (?). Figure in right profile, walking. Chipping barely allows visibility of triangular base of beribboned flowers. Parallel angular lines compose collar. Bound hair in fillet. Upper wing area badly chipped. Condition: very chipped on edges of engraved surface. Worn and chipped on back also. Drill holes chipped.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Seal, accession number 9-17362, described as Stamp seal. Truncated ellipsoid. Quartz, carnelian. Decorated discs on back. Winged male figure, Putto (?). Figure in right profile, walking. Chipping barely allows visibility of triangular base of beribboned flowers. Parallel angular lines compose collar. Bound hair in fillet. Upper wing area badly chipped. Condition: very chipped on edges of engraved surface. Worn and chipped on back also. Drill holes chipped.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-17362, described as Stamp seal. Truncated ellipsoid. Quartz, carnelian. Decorated discs on back. Winged male figure, Putto (?). Figure in right profile, walking. Chipping barely allows visibility of triangular base of beribboned flowers. Parallel angular lines compose collar. Bound hair in fillet. Upper wing area badly chipped. Condition: very chipped on edges of engraved surface. Worn and chipped on back also. Drill holes chipped.

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