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Collections

Seal Impression of a Hero Fighting a LionLate Period, perhaps Persian Period (525 - 333 BCE)

Not on view
Small, roughly oval clay seal impression with worn low-relief design of a figure and crescent shape within a circular border, tan and gray-brown in color

Unknown, Seal Impression of a Hero Fighting a Lion, Late Period, perhaps Persian Period (525 - 333 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jerome F. Snyder, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Seal Impression of a Hero Fighting a Lion
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Late Period, perhaps Persian Period (525 - 333 BCE)
Medium
Semi-baked clay of brownish-black scorched color
Dimensions
Width: 9/16 - 1 9/16 in. (1.4 - 4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jerome F. Snyder
Accession Number
M.80.202.853
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art