Stamp seal and modern impression: geometric pattern, ca. 5600–5000
Stamp seal and modern impression: geometric pattern, Halaf, ca. 5600–5000 , Northern Mesopotamia or Syria, Halaf, Steatite or chlorite, x x in. ( x x cm), Stone-Stamp Seals, Mesopotamian pendants of the Halaf period are usually of simple, mostly geometric forms. However, this stamp seal appears to represent a hedgehog, an animal that was native to northern Mesopotamia. The stamping surface is decorated with two superimposed grid patterns and a chevron pattern with a central line under the animal's head
Size: 3618px × 2995px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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