Archaic II

Yellow Glazed Stamp-seal

Glazed steatite (?) stamp-seal, rectangular with pierced globular knob at top. Each side is incised with a different representation 1) two figures standing, facing each other and holding a palm branch; 2) a lion couchant with two signs beneath; 3) ankh sign flanked by two seated figures; 4) quadruped, probably an ibex, among foliage with a nefer sign; base) bull and ka hieroglyphs. Yellow glazed fairly well preserved. Dimensions: Height: 4.80 centimetres max ; Thickness: 1.90 centimetres max ; Width: 2.75 centimetres max Object Type: stamp-seal Techniques: glazed; incised Condition: Fair