Double-sided stamp seal: nude winged hero dominating snakes; winged dragon
Unknown Artist
ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BCE
Medium
Steatite or chlorite
Dimensions
1.85 x 1.61 x 0.51 in. (4.7 x 4.09 x 1.3 cm)
Classification
Stone-Stamp Seals
Culture & Period
Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex · Bronze Age
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, 1986
Accession Number
1986.311.2
Tags
About this artwork
This stone-stamp seals from Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex, Bronze Age, Bactria-Margiana, dating to ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BCE, provides valuable insight into the artistic practices and material culture of its era. Created in steatite or chlorite, this work embodies the material practices and technical knowledge of its era. Artists' choices of materials reflected both practical availability and symbolic associations, with different media carrying distinct cultural meanings an...