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Stamp seal or amulet
Near Eastern, Levantine?
Late Chalcolithic-Early Bronze Age
3200–2800 B.C.
Object Place: North Syria (probably)
Medium/Technique
Amber
Dimensions
Height x length: 3 x 4.5 cm (1 3/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard R. Wagner
Accession Number1978.435
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSeals
DescriptionStamp seal amulet in the form of a recumbent bull. Amber, with eyes inlaid with plugs of carnelian. Seal impression: Four quadrupeds.
Provenance1978, gift of Richard R. Wagner (b. 1907 - d. 2002), West Barnstable, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 15, 1978)