An Anatolian Steatite Seal, Ubaid Period, ca. 5000 - 3600 BCE 44439733_xl Ruched Bust

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An Anatolian Steatite Seal, Ubaid Period, ca. 5000 - 3600 BCE 44439733_xl Ruched BustOf the earliest known form, carved from black steatite and incised on four sides. One large flat sides carved with a human figure holding a sword or long tool, the other with stylized vegetation motif, the two narrow sides carved with lines, a hole drilled for suspension through the last two sides. Early seals such as this example were manufactured in north Syria and south east Anatolia during the Ubaid Period (5000 3600 BC). Ref: Pittman, Holly.