Container with its seal
Stone and clay
5200 BC

Seals were used for securing any receptacle in which the owner wanted to conceal something. This is a stone container, covered with a coating of clay, which was then stamped with seals

Tell Sabi Abyad 13.5 x 7 x 4 cm (container)/11.5 x 9 x 5 cm (seal)
National Museum, Damascus (SAB S91-55 and 1557)
L’Eufrate 59

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