SealsAnatolian6th-5th millennium BCE
Loop-handled circular stamp seal wit cross design
c. 6000-4000 BCE
Dimensions
2.3 x 2.4 cm (7/8 x 15/16 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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