Caption

Stamp seal with geometric ornament. A prism-shaped stamp seal with rounded edges and an oval, nearly rectangular base. A hole is drilled through the longer diagonal side walls transverse to the longitudinal axis of the stamp. On a flat base is carved a shallow geometric ornament consisting of regularly spaced, slightly open hooks: two large hooks with their tips touching in the center and four small hooks in triangular fields between the arms of the large hooks. Materials: seal. Culture/Date: Halaf culture, c. 6th–5th millennium BC ca. 6000–5000 BC. Place of origin: Northern Mesopotamia Iraq/Syria/Turkey. Dimensions: height 0.8 cm; width 1.5 cm; depth 1.7 cm; hole diameter 0.2 cm. Creator: unknown., A square piece of reddish-brown clay or terracotta with a circular impression in the center containing a simple carved cross-like pattern, sitting on a light gray background; the square shows rough edges and small surface cracks and texture, with visible variations of reddish-brown and subtle darker brown shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_174

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Rights managed

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39.1Mb (1.3Mb) / 12.3in x 12.3in / 3699 x 3699 (300dpi)

Keywords

Stamp seal geometric ornament prism-shaped stamp seal rounded edges oval nearly rectangular base hole drilled longer diagonal side walls transverse longitudinal axis stamp flat base carved shallow geometric ornament consisting regularly spaced slightly open hooks two large hooks tips touching center four small hooks triangular fields arms large hooks Materials seal Culture Date Halaf culture c 6th–5th millennium BC ca 6000–5000 Bc Place origin Northern Mesopotamia Iraq Syria Turkey Dimensions height 0.8 cm width 1.5 cm depth 1.7 cm hole diameter 0.2 cm Creator unknown square piece reddish-brown clay terracotta circular impression center containing simple cross- pattern sitting light gray background square rough edges small surface cracks texture visible variations reddish-brown subtle darker brown shading.