SealsAnatolian6th-5th millennium BCE
Pierced ridge-handle rectangular stamp seal with criss-cross design
c. 6000 BCE-c. 4000 BCE
Dimensions
3 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm (1 3/16 x 1 1/16 x 1/2 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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