COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.49.40.1
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MMA_.49.40.1
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
Stamp seals were used in antiquity as marks of ownership and badges of status. In the large urban centers of the Harappan civilization, hundreds of square-shaped stamp seals were found in excavations. They are engraved with images of wild or domestic animals, humans, fantastic creatures, and possibly divinities. The bull is the most popular animal motif on the Indus Valley glyptic art. In this example, the animal is rendered in the typical strict profile, standing before what might be an altar. Its shoulder is covered by a decorated quilt or harness in the shape of an upside-down heart pattern. Most of the square stamp seals have inscriptions along the top edge. The Indus script, invented around 2600 B.C., is yet to be fully deciphered.
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Stamp seals were used in antiquity as marks of ownership and badges of status. In the large urban centers of the Harappan civilization, hundreds of square-shaped stamp seals were found in excavations. They are engraved with images of wild or domestic animals, humans, fantastic creatures, and possibly divinities. The bull is the most popular animal motif on the Indus Valley glyptic art. In this example, the animal is rendered in the typical strict profile, standing before what might be an altar. Its shoulder is covered by a decorated quilt or harness in the shape of an upside-down heart pattern. Most of the square stamp seals have inscriptions along the top edge. The Indus script, invented around 2600 B.C., is yet to be fully deciphered.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian; Indus
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Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian; Indus
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Indus Valley
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Indus Valley
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Stamp seal and a modern impression: unicorn or bull and inscription
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Stamp seal and a modern impression: unicorn or bull and inscription
Title
false
View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
false
Creation Date:
ca. 2600?1900 B.C.
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ca. 2600?1900 B.C.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-2
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-2
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
2
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2
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Burnt steatite
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Burnt steatite
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
Mature Harappan period
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Mature Harappan period
Style or Period
false
Creation Place:
Indus Valley
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Indus Valley
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (3.8 x 3.8 cm)
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1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (3.8 x 3.8 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
49.40.1
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49.40.1
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Dodge Fund, 1949
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Dodge Fund, 1949
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_49.40.1.tif
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MMA_.h1_49.40.1.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false