Double-sided stamp seal: nude winged hero dominating snakes; winged dragon
Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
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Title: Double-sided stamp seal: nude winged hero dominating snakes; winged dragon
Period: Bronze Age
Date: ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BCE
Geography: Bactria-Margiana
Culture: Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
Medium: Steatite or chlorite
Dimensions: 1.85 x 1.61 x 0.51 in. (4.7 x 4.09 x 1.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, 1986
Accession Number: 1986.311.2
“Ancient Art in Miniature: Near Eastern Seals from the Collection of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September 10, 1987–January 10, 1988.
"Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus," The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 8–August 17, 2003.
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