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Pyramidal stamp seal with hammer-head handle

2nd millennium BCE
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pyramidal stamp seal with hammer-head handle
  • Period: Hittite Empire, Middle Hittite
  • Date: 2nd millennium BCE
  • Geography: Anatolia
  • Medium: Black chlorite
  • Dimensions: Seal Face: 1.8 x 2.25 cm
    Height: 1.97 cm
    String Hole: 0.3 cm
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Lester Wolfe, 1983
  • Object Number: 1984.175.17
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art
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