SealsAnatolian5th-4th millennium BCE
Large Tabloid Stamp Seal with Antelope and Chevrons
c. 4000-3000 BCE
Dimensions
5.6 x 8.7 x 1 cm (2 3/16 x 3 7/16 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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