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Duck-shaped stamp seal or weight

625–539 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueSmoky chalcedony with dendrite marks
DimensionsLegacy dimension: .25 x .19 mm. 7.950 grams
Credit LineSeth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession number36.183
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Provenance1936: Purchased by the MFA through Prof. Robert A. Pfeiffer.*
(Accession date: April 2, 1936)

*40 seals, 36.177-36.216, were purchased as a group for $500.
Cylinder seal
883–612 B.C.
550–331 B.C.
Cylinder seal
883–612 B.C.
625–539 B.C.
Bowl
13th–14th century
Bowl
13th–14th century
Bowl
13th–14th century
Dish
13th–14th century
Dish
14th–15th century
Dish
14th–15th century
Bowl
14th–15th century