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Amulet/stamp seal

Near Eastern, Iranian or Mesopotamian
Late Uruk or Susa
early 3rd millennium B.C.

Medium/Technique Carnelian
Dimensions Legacy dimension: 14 x 5 x 15 mm
Credit Line William Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Mrs. Oric Bates, Mrs. F. Carrington Weems, and Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number65.1600
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ClassificationsSeals

DescriptionTheriomorphic stone - form of lamb. Geometric design on base (plant or bundle of grain?).
Provenance1965, sold by R. Moussa, through Ali Tehranian, Little Falls, NJ, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1965)