Stamp seal (octagonal pyramid) with animal contest
Unknown Artist
6th–4th century BCE
Medium
Banded and flawed neutral Chalcedony (Quartz)
Dimensions
H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Diam. 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
Classification
Stone-Stamp Seals
Culture & Period
Achaemenid · Achaemenid
Department
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Nanette B. Kelekian, in memory of Charles Dikran and Beatrice Kelekian, 1999
Accession Number
1999.325.96
Tags
Animals