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Cylinder SealAchaemenid period, circa 550-330 B.C.

Not on view
Ancient cylinder seal, pale blue-gray translucent stone with intaglio carvings of figures and a feather or frond motif, with brown mineral deposits in the recesses

Unknown, Cylinder Seal, Achaemenid period, circa 550-330 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Cylinder Seal
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
Achaemenid period, circa 550-330 B.C.
Medium
Blue chalcedony
Dimensions
1 × 1/2 in. (2.54 × 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.442
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.

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