Animal shaped seal
Animal shaped seal
Place of OriginEgypt
DateDynasty 11 or thereabouts, around 2100 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
18th Dynasty, about 1400 BCE
16th to 18th Dynasty
12th-18th Dynasty
12th Dynasty or Hyksos Period
Probably 18th Dynasty, about 1400 BCE
12th-18th Dynasty
Not earlier than 19th Dynasty
XIIth Dynasty, 1849-1801 BCE
Probably not earlier than 19th Dynasty
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