Stone stamp seals in the shape of animals and their impression, about 3000 B.C.

Stamp seals and their impressions

Material: Gems/Pearls | Type: Seals/Stamps | Countries: Iraq

  • Period

    Pre-Islamic

  • Red List

    Emergency Red List – Iraq (2003)

Category

Stamp seals and their impressions
Stamp seals of stone, shell, etc., and their impressions. Stamp seals are small lumps of stone, often animal or gem-shaped (about 3 or 4 cm), with pictures carved on one side (about 1.5 to 3 cm). Impressions are lumps of clay with small pictures from cylinder seals or stamp seals impressed in them.
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