Carinated ovoid seal

ca. 3600–3100 BCE

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Title: Carinated ovoid seal
Period: Chalcolithic–Early Bronze Age
Date: ca. 3600–3100 BCE
Geography: Northern Syria or southeastern Anatolia
Medium: Chlorite or steatite, black
Dimensions: Seal Face: 5.23 x 4.69 cm
Height: 1.46 cm
String Hole: 0.6 cm
Credit Line: Gift of The Right Reverend Paul Moore Jr., 1985
Object Number: 1985.357.33
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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