TWENTY-TWO NEAR EASTERN STAMP SEALS

TWENTY-TWO NEAR EASTERN STAMP SEALS
circa 4th-3rd millennium b.c.
Chiefly of dark steatite and serpentine, including eight gables engraved with animals; four loop-handled with animals; two studs, one triangular in shape, each with animals; two loop handled, one stud, and one gable, each with a schematic device; a clover-shaped stud, a pyramid, and a gray diorite loop handled, each with a schematic device; and a red serpentine gable with a serpent
31/8 in. (7.9 cm) wide for the largest (22)