Button Seal

Unknown

ca. 2030–1850 B.C. · Glazed steatite · Egyptian Art

This round button-shaped seal-amulet was found with a fragment of cord in the horizontal piercing. The device on the underside consists of six spirals radiating from a center point, each interlocking with more spirals. On the back is a cruciform rope pattern with a stylized shape, perhaps a floral element, in each quadrant.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 2030–1850 B.C.

Medium

Glazed steatite

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1909