Rectangular plaque seal

ca. 3100–2900 BCE

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Provenance

Title: Rectangular plaque seal
Period: Jemdet Nasr
Date: ca. 3100–2900 BCE
Geography: Mesopotamia
Medium: Steatite, black
Dimensions: Seal Face: 2.08 x 1.85 cm
Height: 0.6 cm
String Hole: 0.2 cm
Credit Line: Purchase, 1893
Object Number: 93.17.115
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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