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SEAL

Creator(s): Unknown (Manufacturer)

On view in: Icon Room


About this object

The seal looks like a large urn. It has ram’s heads for handles and the cover is decorated with inverted acanthus leaves. The center of the top is a small button. The central part of the seal is cut with a cross hatched design. Below the ram’s heads, the seal curves outward and has a ribbed design. The pedestal foot is ribbed and ends in a circular seal which is blank.

Object name:
SEAL
Made from:
Smoky quartz
Made in:
Russia
Date made:
19th c.
Size:
4 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (12.1 × 8.3 × 6.4 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
21.58
Class:
HARDSTONE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973