SEAL
Creator(s): Unknown (Manufacturer)
On view in: Icon Room
About this object
The seal looks like a large urn. It has ram’s heads for handles and the cover is decorated with inverted acanthus leaves. The center of the top is a small button. The central part of the seal is cut with a cross hatched design. Below the ram’s heads, the seal curves outward and has a ribbed design. The pedestal foot is ribbed and ends in a circular seal which is blank.
- Object name:
- SEAL
- Made from:
- Smoky quartz
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 4 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (12.1 × 8.3 × 6.4 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 21.58
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973