Stamp seal and modern impression: geometric pattern
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 5600–5000 BCE
Medium: Steatite or chlorite
Dimensions: 0.55 x 0.43 x 1.02 in. (1.4 x 1.09 x 2.59 cm)
Classification: Stone-Stamp Seals
Culture: Halaf
Period: Halaf
Gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, 1986
Date range
-5600 – -5000
Largest dimension
2.6 cm
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