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Steatite rectangular prism

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Steatite rectangular prism

Period:: Middle Minoan II
Date:: ca. 1900-1750 B.C.
Culture:: Minoan
Medium:: Serpentine
Dimensions:: L. 1.7 cm; W. 0.8 cm; Thickness 0.5 cm
Classification:: Gems
Credit Line:: Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926
Accession Number:: 26.31.45

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 171

Description

Circles and cross-hatching, 3 circles, 3 groups of concentric circles and double line, diagonal hatching
See also
What
Seals (2,929)

Gems (1,923)

Serpentine (281)
Where
Europe (150,115)

Greece (6,289)

Aegean Islands (972)

Cyclades (875)

Minoa (809)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,742)
In the Museum
Greek and Roman Art (17,330)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Southern Europe, 2000–1000 B.C.

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