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Stamp seal: ANE.509.2.1954

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 23

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Description

Conoid seal showing a pair of winged sphinxes, each raising a paw over a cartouche containing illegible signs.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.019 m
Length: 0.033 m
Width: 0.024 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1954) by Greg, Robert, Sir

Dating

Achaemenid
-0550 - -0330

School or Style

Achaemenid

Materials used in production

Agate

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.509.2.1954
Primary reference Number: 88938
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.509.2.1954
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 6 April 2023 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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