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Source Description
The intaglio carving depicts a winged creature, perhaps a griffin, with one paw raised and its head turned backward. The seal is conical and tapers at the back, where it is pierced.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7427
label
Stamp Seal with a Winged Creature
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7427
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Stamp Seal with a Winged Creature
description
The intaglio carving depicts a winged creature, perhaps a griffin, with one paw raised and its head turned backward. The seal is conical and tapers at the back, where it is pierced.
provenance
Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, 1941; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
date
538-331 BCE (Achaemenid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
seals (artifacts)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.6
height
1.7
depth
1.9
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 1 × 11/16 × 3/4 in. (2.6 × 1.7 × 1.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Iranian
med
chalcedony
creator_ids
6747
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
8d6385258fccb14a