Seal
- Object Name:
- Seal
- Object ID:
- 1995.614.16
- Description:
- Seal, stone, bust. Oval, polished. Brownish red color. Translucent with some grain inclusions. Back surface slightly rounded. Broad polished bevel around edges. Slight bevel around front edge. Flat matte surface to very edge. Relief figure inside long-haired male profile facing right. Little bit of costume below his neck. Hair extends almost to bottom edge of collar. Hair covers side of face and ear. Probably carnelian, a variety of chalcedony.
- Material:
- Stone
- Dimensions:
- H-1.88 W-1.42 D-0.28 cm Weight-1 gr
- Provenance:
- One of a group of ten unmounted stone seals with classical motifs, presumably from the collection of Guy Lowell (1870-1927) of Boston, donated by his wife, Henrietta S. Lowell (1874-1953). See 1929.009.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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