Stamp seal
Stamp seal

On view

Art of the Ancient Americas

Stamp seal,

1000–1500

Postclassic Period
2016-1245

Information

Title
Stamp seal
Dates

1000–1500

Medium
Orangeware
Dimensions
h. 5.5 cm., w. 7.5 cm., d. 4.7 cm. (2 1/8 x 2 15/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
2016-1245
Place Collected

North America, Mexico, Guerrero

Period
Postclassic
Type
seals, stamping (marking), ceramic
Materials
ceramic
Subject
snakes, geometric patterns

By 2000, Gillett G. Griffin (1928-2016), Princeton, NJ [1]; 2016, bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum.

Notes:
[1] Included in an inventory of the Griffin collection created in 2000 (G1418)

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