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Stamp Seal, Tabloidcirca 3500 - 3100 B.C.

Not on view
Small weathered stone seal viewed from above, with a raised East Asian character carved in relief on the mottled gray surface
Small rectangular stone stamp seal with rounded corners, surface covered in gray-green patina with reddish clay visible beneath, incised with cuneiform script in raised relief across the face.
Title
Stamp Seal, Tabloid
Place Made
Northern Syria or southeast Anatolia
Date Made
circa 3500 - 3100 B.C.
Medium
Gray serpentine
Dimensions
Height: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm); Width: 15/16 in. (2.24 cm); Length: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.512
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.