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CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ACHAEMENID CARNELIAN CYLINDER SEAL
circa 6th century b.c.
Engraved with the "Tamers of the Goat-fish," the two genii each wearing a plumed tiara and holding the horns of a goat-fish, a slender stand between their horned heads
.29/32 in. (2.3 cm) high
circa 6th century b.c.
Engraved with the "Tamers of the Goat-fish," the two genii each wearing a plumed tiara and holding the horns of a goat-fish, a slender stand between their horned heads
.29/32 in. (2.3 cm) high
Literature
Amiet, Art of the Ancient Near East, no. 817.
Arts de l'ancien Iran, no. 300.
Arts de l'ancien Iran, no. 300.
Exhibited
Arts de l'ancien Iran, Museé Borély, Marseilles, 1975.
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