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Stamp Seal, Gabled with Rounded Backcirca 3500 - 3100 B.C.

Not on view
Small carved stone object with a four-lobed, cushion-like form, incised on the top face with an X-shaped geometric pattern of parallel diagonal grooves

Unknown, Stamp Seal, Gabled with Rounded Back, circa 3500 - 3100 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Stamp Seal, Gabled with Rounded Back
Place Made
Northern Syria or southeast Anatolia
Date Made
circa 3500 - 3100 B.C.
Medium
Black chlorite
Dimensions
3/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. (.93 x 3.06 x 2.66 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.518
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.