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Stamp Seal, Oval with Knob Handle with Crisscross Decoration10th-8th century B.C.

Not on view
Small carved oval seal stone in dark brown-black stone, engraved with a striding four-legged animal and a smaller figure beneath, shallow incised lines on a glossy surface
Small oval stone seal with a recessed oval face bearing incised Chinese characters, heavily weathered with reddish-brown and gray patina.

Unknown, Stamp Seal, Oval with Knob Handle with Crisscross Decoration, 10th-8th century B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Stamp Seal, Oval with Knob Handle with Crisscross Decoration
Place Made
Northern Syria
Date Made
10th-8th century B.C.
Medium
Black serpentine
Dimensions
Height: 11/16 in. (1.74 cm); Width: 1 in. (2.4 cm); Length: 1 5/16 in. (3.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.479
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.