Animal shaped seal
Animal shaped seal
Place of OriginEgypt
Date11th Dynasty (2130–1991 BCE)
DimensionsH: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm); W: 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Depth: 5/16 in. (0.8 cm).
MediumSteatite; Glazed.
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineGift of Henry W. Wilhelm
Object number
1927.69
Not on View
DescriptionDevice: labyrinth pattern. Back: crocodile recumbent, tail curled to front. Base: one square, one rounded end. Cutting: fair. Pierced lengthwise.
Hyksos, 17th-16th century BCE
Possibly Hyksos, shortly before 1580 BCE
19th Dynasty or later (1292–30 BCE)
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1400 BCE
16th–18th Dynasties (1650–1292 BCE)
12th–18th Dynasties (1991–1292 BCE)
12th Dynasty (1991–1802 BCE)
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1400 BCE
12th–18th Dynasties (1991–1292 BCE)
19th Dynasty (1292–1189 BCE)
12th Dynasty (1991–1802 BCE), about 1849–1801 BCE
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