Légende

Seal, unknown South Egyptian workshop; pyramidal clay seal with a roughly square stamp surface, rounded corners; shallow incisions at mid-height; on the base an engraved letter possibly a geometrical B or an M resting on the base with a small round recess beside it; upper part is impressed, chippings on the base; visible kaolin clay, pink-beige; 6th–7th century; Edfu; seals, geometric decorations, monograms, engraved decorations, stamp impressions, stamps; seal/stamp; height 6.1 cm, width 5.5 cm, A roughly trapezoidal fragment of pottery floats against a neutral background. The fragment has a coarse, textured surface in shades of brown and tan with subtle darker brown areas and small speckles. The edges are worn and irregular, with a chipped corner showing a slightly lighter interior. There are a few shallow incised lines on the fragment’s face and faint darker smudges near one edge. The background appears as a smooth expanse of muted gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A00_039

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (919.0Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Seal unknown South Egyptian workshop pyramidal clay seal roughly square stamp surface rounded corners shallow incisions mid-height base engraved letter geometrical B M resting small round recess beside upper part impressed chippings visible kaolin clay pink-beige 6th–7th century Edfu seals geometric decorations monograms engraved decorations stamp impressions stamps seal height 6.1 cm width 5.5 cm roughly trapezoidal fragment pottery floats neutral background fragment coarse textured surface shades brown tan subtle darker brown areas small speckles edges worn irregular chipped corner showing slightly lighter interior shallow incised lines fragment’s face faint darker smudges near edge background smooth expanse muted gray.