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Stamp seal

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Stamp seal

Period:: Sasanian
Date:: ca. 3rd–7th century A.D.
Geography:: Iran or Mesopotamia
Culture:: Sasanian
Medium:: Carnelian
Dimensions:: 0.24 x 0.43 x 0.35 in. (0.61 x 1.09 x 0.89 cm)
Classification:: Stone
Credit Line:: Purchase, 1899
Accession Number:: 99.22.50

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

Acquired by the Museum in 1899, purchased from the Reverend William Hayes Ward.
References

Brunner, Christopher J. 1978. Sasanian stamp seals in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 130, p. 31.
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Sasanian (1,012)
What
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