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Ancient Near Eastern ArtStone-Stamp Seals7th–6th millennium B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Pyramidal stamping device
Medium	Chlorite or steatite, black-green
Dimensions	Seal face: 3.04 x 2.69 cm Height: 1.47 cm String Hole: 0.4 cm
Classification	Stone-Stamp Seals
Department	Ancient Near Eastern Art
Date	7th–6th millennium B.C.
Credit Line	Gift of The Right Reverend Paul Moore Jr., 1985
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Period	Neolithic–Chalcolithic
Date Range	7000 BC – 5000 BC

Provenance

Region

Northern Syria or northern Mesopotamia

Other works from the Neolithic–Chalcolithic period

7th–6th millennium B.C.Loop-handled rectangular stamping device

7th–6th millennium B.C.Loop-handled wedge shaped stamping device

7th–6th millennium B.C.Loop-handled conical (?) stamping device

7th–6th millennium B.C.Loop-handled wedge-shaped stamping device

7th–6th millennium B.C.Pyramidal stamping device

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 327213