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Rectangular plaque seal, engraved on two faces

ca. 3600–2900 BCE
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Rectangular plaque seal, engraved on two faces
  • Period: Late Uruk–Jemdet Nasr
  • Date: ca. 3600–2900 BCE
  • Geography: Mesopotamia or Syria or Anatolia (?)
  • Medium: Chlorite or steatite, black
  • Dimensions: Seal face: a) 3.11 x 2.91 cm b) 2.89 x 3.05 cm
    Height: 1.35 cm
    String Hole: 0.5 cm
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1968
  • Object Number: 68.57.3
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art
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