Seal
- Object Name:
- Seal
- Object ID:
- 1995.614.18
- Description:
- Seal, stone. Oval. Brownish red color. Some inclusions. Surfaces polished. Shallow convex surface on back. Polished beveled front edge. Small matte flat edge around outside. Across top edge, engraved in reverse: "MY * DESIRE". Slightly rough character to letters. Scene of small boat on water. Man seated in boat, holding pole over water. Probably carnelian, a variety of chalcedony.
- Material:
- Stone
- Dimensions:
- H-1.52 W-1.85 D-0.41 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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