Button seal
2100–2061 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueSerpentine
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 1.1 x 2 cm (7/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.1265
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSeals
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
2017–1763 B.C.
2334–2154 B.C.
2112–2004 B.C.
2334–2154 B.C.
3100–2900 B.C.
2334–2154 B.C.
2900–2334 B.C.
2900–2334 B.C.
2900–2334 B.C.
2017–1763 B.C.
2334–2154 B.C.
3000–2300 B.C.