SealsAnatolian2nd-1st millennium BCE
Seal with Animals
1900-700 BCE
Description
Stamp seal with circular seal plate; the handle is broken off for the most part. On the seal surface there are three quadrupeds: a donkey (?), a lion (?), and a short-horned animal in an area below the rim of the seal.
Dimensions
2.5 x 1 cm (1 x 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Hans Silvius von Aulock, Istanbul; sold [through Christie's, New York, June 13, 2000, no.522] to Harvard University Art Museums.
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