button seal; intaglio

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Object Type: button seal; intaglio
Museum number: 1966,0929.1
Description: Black steatite button seal engraved with a design of two sets of concentric circles.
Cultures/periods: Middle Minoan I; Middle Minoan II
Production date: 2100BC-1700BC
Production place: Made in: Crete
Materials: steatite
Technique: engraved
Dimensions: Length: 1 centimetres
Bibliographic references: CMS VII / Corpus der minoischen und mykenischen Siegel VII. Die englischen Museen II. (No. 21)
Location: On display (G12/dc4)
Acquisition notes: Previously unregistered: found in museum in 1966
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1966,0929.1
Conservation: Treatment: 10 Dec 1997

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