SealsAnatolian4th-3rd millennium BCE
Cylinder seal with sparse criss-cross design
4th-3rd millennium BCE
Dimensions
1.6 x 1.5 cm (5/8 x 9/16 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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