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Stamp seal

2nd millennium BCE (?)
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Stamp seal
  • Period: Bronze Age
  • Date: 2nd millennium BCE (?)
  • Geography: Eastern Iran (?)
  • Medium: Azurite
  • Dimensions: 0.35 in. (0.89 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.96.20
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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