Stamp seal pendant with winged cupid

Graeco-Roman

1st millennium BCE

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: Stamp seal pendant with winged cupid
Period: Graeco-Roman
Date: 1st millennium BCE
Geography: Indus region
Culture: Graeco-Roman
Medium: Agate, silver
Dimensions: 0.5 in. (1.27 cm)
Credit Line: Dodge Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.40.8
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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