Caption

Pyramidal clay seal with a roughly square stamp surface and rounded corners. Shallow incisions at mid-height. Base engraved with a letter-like motif—either a geometric B or an M resting on the base—beside a small round recess. Upper part is impressed; chippings on the base. Visible kaolin clay, pink-beige. 6th–7th century, unknown South Egyptian workshop; Edfu. Seal/stamp. Height 6.1 cm, width 5.5 cm. Geometric decorations, monograms, engraved decorations, stamp impressions., A roughly rectangular stone object with a worn, textured surface suspended against a plain gray background; the stone shows earthy tones of brown, tan, and reddish-brown with rough, pitted areas and smoother, flatter areas; there are two shallow horizontal grooves near the upper middle and a more eroded, uneven lower portion with granular texture; overall the lighting highlights the stone’s surface irregularities and subtle color variations.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_036

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (914.3Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pyramidal clay seal roughly square stamp surface rounded corners Shallow incisions mid-height Base engraved letter- motif geometric B M resting base beside small round recess Upper part impressed chippings Visible kaolin clay pink-beige 6th–7th century unknown South Egyptian workshop Edfu Seal Height 6.1 cm width 5.5 cm Geometric decorations monograms engraved decorations stamp impressions roughly rectangular stone object worn textured surface suspended plain gray background stone earthy tones brown tan reddish-brown rough pitted areas smoother flatter areas two shallow horizontal grooves near upper middle eroded uneven lower portion granular texture lighting highlights stone’s surface irregularities subtle color variations.