Gable seal
| Title | Gable seal |
|---|---|
| Date | ca. 3500–2900 BCE 34th century BCE |
| Medium | Steatite, black |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Purchase, 1899 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Gable seal” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 3500–2900 BCE. It is executed in steatite, black. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to ca. 3500–2900 BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 34th century BCE held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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