SealsAnatolian6th-5th millennium BCE
Loop-handle rectangular stamp seal with parallel lines, five lines crossing four lines
6th-5th millennium BCE
Dimensions
2.8 x 2.2 x 1 cm (1 1/8 x 7/8 x 3/8 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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