Stamp seal (with horse-head handle) with geometric design

Iranian

ca. 8th–7th century BCE (?)

Not on view

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Title: Stamp seal (with horse-head handle) with geometric design
Period: Iron Age
Date: ca. 8th–7th century BCE (?)
Geography: Iran
Culture: Iranian
Medium: Iron
Dimensions: 1.77 in. (4.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Ben-Zion, 1980
Object Number: 1980.225.1
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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