Stamp Seal

Photo on a black background showing an orangle marble stamp seal in the shape of a lion's head in profile (left) and a modern impression of the stamp seal (right) on which the outline of the lion's profile contains three other four-footed animal shapes.

Stamp Seal and Modern Impression

Description:
Stamp seal in the shape of a lion and modern impression, with three animals on the seal face
Medium:
Marble
Location:
Probably Mesopotamia, Iraq
Dimensions:
Seal: H. 5.1 cm; W. 4.5 cm; D. 1.7 cm; Impression: H. 6.5 cm; W. 5.5 cm
Date:
Jemdet Nasr Period, ca. 3000–2900 BCE
Inventory Number:
B14537
Lender:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
Credit:
Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904