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Stamp Seal, Scaraboidlate 8th-7th century B.C.

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Carved oval stone or glass object with a domed, cream-white surface showing faint pink banding and rust-brown encrustations along the edges

Unknown, Stamp Seal, Scaraboid, late 8th-7th century B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Stamp Seal, Scaraboid
Place Made
Assyria or Mesopotamia
Date Made
late 8th-7th century B.C.
Medium
Yellow chalcedony
Dimensions
Height: 3/8 in. (0.8 cm); Width: 5/8 in. (1.54 cm); Length: 7/8 in. (2.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.592
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.