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Stamp seal (maltese cross base with bird-shaped handle) with geometric design

ca. 14th–10th century BCE
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Stamp seal (maltese cross base with bird-shaped handle) with geometric design
  • Period: Early Iron Age
  • Date: ca. 14th–10th century BCE
  • Geography: Northwestern Iran
  • Culture: Iranian
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: 2.36 x 2.91 in. (5.99 x 7.39 cm)
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.6.1
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art
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