SealsAnatolian4th-3rd millennium BCE
Cylinder seal with diamond shapes
4th-3rd millennium BCE
Description
Deeply cut overlapping diagonal lines creating a central frieze of diamonds with triangles above and below, with lozenge shape within each.
Dimensions
1.4 x 1.3 cm, 0.4 cm (9/16 x 1/2 in., 3/16 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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