1992.256.272: Oval hemispheroid stamp seal with cross design
Seals
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1992.256.272
- Title
- Oval hemispheroid stamp seal with cross design
- Classification
- Seals
- Work Type
- seal
- Date
- c. 6000-4000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic period
- Culture
- Anatolian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/288485
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Steatite or chlorite
- Technique
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 0.9 cm diam. (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
- 1992.256.272
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Pierced lengthwise, with additional piercing through seal face. Cross design with angled lines in each quadrant
Diameter of perforation: .3cm
Verification Level
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