Stamp seal with a knob handle: bird of prey with two horned animals caught in its talons

Q: When was "Stamp seal with a knob handle: bird of prey with two horned animals caught in its talons" created?

This artwork was created ca. 18th century BCE.

Q: Is "Stamp seal with a knob handle: bird of prey with two horned animals caught in its talons" in the public domain?

Yes, Stamp seal with a knob handle: bird of prey with two horned animals caught in its talons is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Unknown Artist

ca. 18th century BCE

Medium

Black steatite

Dimensions

Seal Face: Height: 2.72 cm String Hole: 0.35-0.4 cm

Classification

Stone-Stamp Seals

Culture & Period

Old Assyrian Trading Colony · Middle Bronze Age–Old Assyrian Trading Colony

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, 1899

Accession Number

99.22.3

Stamp seal with a knob handle: bird of prey with two horned animals caught in its talons

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