SEAL

Made by: Unknown

On view in: Icon Room

About this object

The seal is urn shaped. It is facetted all over. The body is cylindrical with the top being three tiers that diminish in scale to converge at the top which is a small plain oval. There is a short pedestal foot that connects to the oval base. It is cut underneath.

Category:

information artifacts

Object name:

SEAL

Made from:

Smoky quartz

Made in:

Russia

Date made:

ca. 1900

Size:

4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

21.244

Class:

HARDSTONE

Signature marks:

MONOGRAM underneath: five pointed coronet over D G (Gothic lettering)

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973