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Agate oval seal

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Greek and Roman Art

Agate oval seal

Greek

Date
6th century BCE
Medium
Agate, banded
Dimensions
Length: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Object type
Intaglio
Classification
Gems
Culture
Greek
Period
Archaic
Object number
74.51.4172
Credit line
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Gallery
171
Original Met record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Goats
  • Seals

The Met object ID 243585. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.