Modern Impression of a stamped seal: hunters and goats , rectangular pen(?)

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.1987.96.22

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MMA_.1987.96.22

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2002

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2002

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

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Description:

The earliest stone seals of the Gulf region were made of steatite hardened by firing and often glazed after they were carved. The impression of the hemispherical stamp seal depicted here shows a male figure in the upper field who grasps a caprid by the neck. To the left, a male figure holds a staff. Below, a recumbent caprid reclines beneath a gridded rectangle. A snake and perhaps a monkey(?) are also depicted in the field. The hemispherical form and round sealing face are typical of seals of the Gulf region, as are the incised lines and concentric circles that decorate the back of this seal. Similar seals have been found in Mesopotamia, Iran, and the Indus Valley, areas with which Gulf merchants traded and with whom they shared a common visual vocabulary.

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The earliest stone seals of the Gulf region were made of steatite hardened by firing and often glazed after they were carved. The impression of the hemispherical stamp seal depicted here shows a male figure in the upper field who grasps a caprid by the neck. To the left, a male figure holds a staff. Below, a recumbent caprid reclines beneath a gridded rectangle. A snake and perhaps a monkey(?) are also depicted in the field. The hemispherical form and round sealing face are typical of seals of the Gulf region, as are the incised lines and concentric circles that decorate the back of this seal. Similar seals have been found in Mesopotamia, Iran, and the Indus Valley, areas with which Gulf merchants traded and with whom they shared a common visual vocabulary.

Description

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Creator Nationality:

Asian; Middle Eastern; Arabian; Dilmun

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Asian; Middle Eastern; Arabian; Dilmun

Creator Nationality

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Creator Name-CRT:

Gulf region (ancient Dilmun)

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Gulf region (ancient Dilmun)

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Modern Impression of a stamped seal: hunters and goats , rectangular pen(?)

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Modern Impression of a stamped seal: hunters and goats , rectangular pen(?)

Title

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View:

Principal view

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Principal view

View

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Creation Date:

early 2nd millennium B.C.

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early 2nd millennium B.C.

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

0

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Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

0

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0

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Steatite or chlorite

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Steatite or chlorite

Materials and Techniques

false

Creation Place:

Gulf region (ancient Dilmun)

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Gulf region (ancient Dilmun)

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

H. 1/2 in. (1.27 cm)

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H. 1/2 in. (1.27 cm)

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AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York

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New York, New York

Owner Location

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ID Number:

1987.96.22

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1987.96.22

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, 1987

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Gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, 1987

Credit Line

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Copyright:

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Copyright

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Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>

Rights

false

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Modern Impression of a stamped seal: hunters and goats , rectangular pen(?)