Seals were used for securing any receptacle in which the owner wanted to conceal something. This is a stone container, covered with a coating of clay, subsequently stamped with seals.
Provenance: Tell Ṣabī ʾAbyaḍ.
Substance: stone and clay.
Era: Neolithic (circa 5200 BC).
Dimensions: 13.5 x 7 x 4 cm (container), 11.5 x 9 x 5 cm (seal).
Photo credit: Jacques Lessard.
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus.
Michel Fortin, Syria, Land of Civilization. Les Éditions de l'Homme, Musée de la Civilisation de Québec 1999.
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