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Stamp Seal with a Hunter Fighting a Winged Lion
612-538 BCE (Neo-Babylonian)
white banded chalcedony
This stamp seal shows a hunter on the right fighting a rampant winged lion on the left.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/5/1977 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
Babylonia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.446