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SEAL

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

The seal is ovoid in cross section. The upper part is ribbed and cut at an angle. The very top is a flat oval. The body is cut with wide ribs that extend into the foot. The foot is a pedestal foot and the b is cut.

Object name:
SEAL
Made from:
Smoky quartz
Made in:
Russia
Date made:
Late 19th c.
Size:
4 cm (1 9/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
21.217
Class:
HARDSTONE
Signature marks:
MONOGRAM underneath: a bird with outspread wings is holding an open book with words on it in its claws, to the left is initial backwards R (Cyrillic ya), above is U (Cyrillic ts), and to the right is O (Cyrillic O)
Credit line:
Gift of Madame Augusto Rosso, 1968