SCORPION STAMP

MS 3180
MS Short Title SCORPION STAMP
Text STAMP SEAL, SCORPION(?) WITHIN AN OVAL OUTLINE
Description MS on clay, North Syria/highland Iran, 7th-6th millennium BC, 1 oval stamp seal, 4,9x4,0x3,9 cm, with gable handle pierced through.
Commentary The earliest Neolithic stamp seals were made of clay. Very few therefore survive.
Place of origin North Syria / Highland Iran
Dates 7th - 6th millennium BC