Steatite cylindrical seal
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 2400–2200 BCE
Medium: Steatite
Dimensions: Diameter 1.15 cm; H. 1.05 cm
Classification: Gems
Culture: Minoan
Period: Early Minoan III
Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926
Date range
-2400 – -2200
Largest dimension
1.2 cm
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