Gable seal

4000–3000 BCE

Not on view

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Title: Gable seal
Period: Chalcolithic–Early Bronze Age
Date: 4000–3000 BCE
Geography: Northern Syria or southeastern Anatolia
Medium: Chlorite, black
Dimensions: Seal face: 2.57 x 3.11 cm
Height: 0.97 cm
String Hole: 0.4 cm
Credit Line: Bequest of Lester Wolfe, 1983
Object Number: 1984.175.5
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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