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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.256.259
Title
Loop-handle rectangular stamp seal with parallel lines, five lines crossing four lines
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
6th-5th millennium BCE
Period
Neolithic period
Culture
Anatolian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/288473

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Steatite or chlorite
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
2.8 x 2.2 x 1 cm (1 1/8 x 7/8 x 3/8 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
1992.256.259
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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