Cylinder seal and modern impression: king holding two lion griffins at bay

Medium

Jasper, hematite

Dimensions

1 1/8 × 9/16 × 9/16 in. (2.9 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm)

Classification

Stone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribed

Culture & Period

Achaemenid · Achaemenid

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Dodge Fund, 1936

Accession Number

36.106.2

Rights

Public Domain

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