Stamp seal

Stamp seal
 mid 4th Millennium BCE

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
chlorite
Measurements
2.9 × 2.9 × 1.5 cm
Place/s of Execution
Near East
Accession Number
3132D-D3
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1929
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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