SealsAnatolian5th-4th millennium BCE
Loop-handled rectangular stamp seal with parallel lines
c. 6000-4000 BCE
Dimensions
3.6 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm (1 7/16 x 1 x 5/8 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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