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Collections

Stamp Seal, Hemispheroidbefore and about 3000 B.C.

Not on view
Small circular stone disk, possibly marble, with shallow incised markings and rounded depressions on its worn parchment-toned surface

Unknown, Stamp Seal, Hemispheroid, before and about 3000 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Stamp Seal, Hemispheroid
Place Made
Iran or Mesopotamia
Date Made
before and about 3000 B.C.
Medium
White marble
Dimensions
Height: 9/16 in. (1.3 cm); Diameter: 1 7/16 in. (3.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.534
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.