Caption

Seal, unknown South Egyptian workshop, pyramidal clay seal with a roughly square stamp surface and rounded corners. Shallow incisions at mid-height. On the base an engraved letter—possibly a geometric B or an M resting on the base—with a small round recess beside it. Upper part is impressed; chipping on the base. Visible kaolin clay, pink-beige. 6th–7th century; Edfu. Seal/stamp. Height 6.1 cm, width 5.5 cm., A weathered, fragmentary brown clay object with a roughly rectangular top and tapered lower edge suspended against a gray background, showing two shallow horizontal grooves on its front surface that suggest simple facial features and a rough textured surface with small pits and worn edges, with visible areas of darker brown and lighter tan variations and a small patch of white on one side.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_037

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (879.0Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Seal unknown South Egyptian workshop pyramidal clay seal roughly square stamp surface rounded corners Shallow incisions mid-height base engraved letter geometric B M resting small round recess beside Upper part impressed chipping Visible kaolin clay pink-beige 6th–7th century Edfu Height 6.1 cm width 5.5 cm weathered fragmentary brown object roughly rectangular top tapered lower edge suspended gray background showing two shallow horizontal grooves front surface suggest simple facial features rough textured surface small pits worn edges visible areas darker brown lighter tan variations small patch white side.