LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2026
  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2026
Collections

Stamp Seal, Hemispheroidcirca 3000 B.C.

Not on view
Small circular stamp seal carved from translucent amber and brown agate, viewed from above, with an intaglio animal figure and drill holes on the face

Unknown, Stamp Seal, Hemispheroid, circa 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
circa 3000 B.C.
Medium
Travertine
Dimensions
Height: 9/16 in. (1.35 cm); Diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.535
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.