Seal with an Inscription

6th-5th century BCE

1.2 cm 1.8 cm 0.5 cm

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Pierced lengthwise, this seal could have been mounted on a finger ring or strung on a necklace as an amulet. Only the middle section of the seal is readable; it may contain the phrase: "Belonging to Ba'an." The term "Ba'an" is unfamiliar; it might be the name of a local god, a...

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Ahmed [local art dealer], Ta'izz, Yemen; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, 1962, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
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