About the Artwork
Seal Cast
no date
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Persian
Unknown
Plaster
Overall: 5/8 × 7/16 × 9/16 inches (1.6 × 1.1 × 1.4 cm)
Glyptic Art
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Gift of Frederick Stearns
90.1S11590
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Provenance
1885-1895, original seal purchased by Frederick Stearns [1831-1907] (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
gifted to the National Museum (Washington, D.C., USA) which made cast for Stearns to give to DMA (now DIA)
October 1, 1897-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
possibly Persian, Seal Cast, no date, plaster. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 90.1S11590.
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