SealsAnatolian5th-4th millennium BCE
Gable stamp seal with bulls' heads
5th-4th millennium BCE
Description
Curved motif may be bulls' heads, with a hatched line below.
Dimensions
2.8 x 2.5 x 0.7 cm (1 1/8 x 1 x 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
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