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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.256.276
Title
Stamp Seal: Two Horned Animals, possibly Antelopes
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
c. 4000 BCE-c. 3000 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Syria
Culture
Syrian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/287260

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Steatite or possibly chlorite
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
actual: 2.9 x 4.1 x 0.8 cm (1 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
Accession Year
1992
Object Number
1992.256.276
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Impressions of Mesopotamia: Seals from the Ancient Near East, Arthur M. Sackler Museum

Verification Level

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