modern impression
- bibliography and image source:
Gibson, McGuire: (unpublished).
Chicago: Umm al-Hafriyat Expedition,
- copyright for image:
Oriental Institute
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• museum number: IM83030
• excavation number: UmH61
• provenience: Umm al-Hafriyat
• dimension(s) (in cm):
height: 1.7; width: 1.9 cm; thickness: .9
• material: shell
• date: Akkadian (ca. 2250 BC)
• description:
Stamp seal of the Akkadian age. The scene shows a seated figure with upraised hand holding a cup, facing a standing figure with hands at waist. The seal in intact, but its surface is very fragile, and appears to be flaking away.
• status: feared to be stolen
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