© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University

ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Hemispherical Stamp Seal Bead: Tanga

Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin

Dimensions3/4 x 3/4 in. (2 x 1.9 cm)

Object number2012.032.218

ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California, purchased from Robert Deutsch [Archaeological Center], Tel Aviv, Israel, April 10, 2002.

Status

Not on view

Collections

Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art

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Hemispherical Stamp Seal Bead: Tanga

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