Cylinder seal
Cylinder seal
Cylinder seal
Cylinder seal

Currently not on view

Cylinder seal,

1200–900 BCE

Olmec
Middle Formative Period
y1994-148

Information

Title
Cylinder seal
Dates

1200–900 BCE

Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
h. 7.0 cm., diam. 2.7 cm. (2 3/4 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel Merrin in honor of Gillett G. Griffin
Object Number
y1994-148
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Puebla, Central Mexico, Las Bocas

Culture
Olmec
Period
Preclassic, Middle Preclassic
Type
cylinder seals, stamping (marking), ceramic
Materials
ceramic
Subject
stamping (marking)

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