Stamp Seal: Goose with head over back
Stamp Seal: Goose with head over back
Stamp Seal: Goose with head over back
Stamp Seal: Goose with head over back
Stamp Seal: Goose with head over back
Stamp Seal: Goose with head over back

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Stamp Seal: Goose with head over back

Mesopotamian
y1970-71

Information

Title
Stamp Seal: Goose with head over back
Medium
Smokey gray chalcedony
Dimensions
h. 1.9 cm., l. 2.7 cm., w. 1.1 cm. (3/4 x 1 1/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Collection of Virginia Aldrich Van Vleck, Gift of Joseph Van Vleck Jr., Class of 1923
Object Number
y1970-71
Culture
Mesopotamian
Period
Mesopotamian periods
Type
seals, stamping (marking)
Subject
crescents (shapes), stars

From the collection of Virginia Aldrich Van Vleck; acquired by Mrs. Van Vleck at an unknown date from an unknown source; given to the Museum in 1970 by Joseph Van Vleck, Jr., Class of 1923, in memory of his wife.

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