Cupola seal engraved on back and face

Hittite

ca. 1400–1200 BCE

Not on view

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Title: Cupola seal engraved on back and face
Period: Hittite Middle Kingdom–Hittite Empire
Date: ca. 1400–1200 BCE
Geography: Syria or Anatolia
Culture: Hittite
Medium: Red hematite
Dimensions: Seal Face: 2.02 x 2.07 cm
Height: 1.50 cm
String Hole: 0.4-.5 cm
Credit Line: Bequest of Edith Aggiman, 1982
Object Number: 1983.135.8
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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