Gem

Seal (Object)

29-128-1812B

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-1812B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sumerian
Provenience Mediterranean
Date Made 3200-2850 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Stone
Technique Intaglio
Iconography Bull
Description

Vermeule: Proto-literate. Seal. White stone. Bull or ram reclining. Drill holes, perhaps for inlay. Base uncarved.

Length 2.6 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1812-1/2 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-6 - Other Number

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