A Near Eastern Steatite Stamp Seal, Late Neolithic Period, ca. 5300 - 5100 BCE Byzantine The only daughter of legendary

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Predynastic and Archaic Egypt in the Brooklyn Museum (The Brooklyn Museum 1984)

and his hair is arranged in a domed coiffure with a distinct bun at the back and a band across the forehead

large almond shaped eyes

A Near Eastern Steatite Stamp Seal, Late Neolithic Period, ca. 5300 - 5100 BCE Byzantine The only daughter of legendaryCarved from grey steatite, this example is of oval form and a raised central drill hole, the base incised with horizontal bands bisected by diagonal lines. Stamp seals were used in a similar way to modern signet rings: a negative object used to impress a design into another material, often clay. They are common from around 7000 BCE and have remained in continuous use in parts of the world to the present day. cf: Denham, Simon, Late Neolithic and Early