SealsAnatolian6th-5th millennium BCE
Stamp seal with oval face and criss-cross design
c. 6000-4000 BCE
Description
Design: bisected pebble (?) with oval seal face, sparse criss-cross design.
Dimensions
2.6 x 2.1 x 5.3 cm (1 x 13/16 x 2 1/16 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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