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Stamp Seal Shaped into a Duck
| Collection number | 印137-1655 |
|---|---|
| Provenance | Western Asia |
| Period | Neo Babylonian period |
| Date | ca. 600-500 BCE |
| Material | Chalcedony |
| Dimension | H. 1.2 cm |
| Comment | A stamp seal made from colorless, opaque stone. Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian seals are almost identical, but seals with images of ducks were common from the Neo-Babylonian era on. A star shape has been engraved on the face of the seal. |
| Classification | seal |
| Keywords | Clear, White Tiny, Pretty Western Asia Iron Age, Neo Babylonian Period Stone/mineral, Chalcedony Seal/Sealing, Stamp seal Pattern, Line, Lattice, Creature, Bird, Domestic-duck |
| 資料ID | 558 |