A rare Egyptian Steatite Cylinder Seal with Anubis, Early Dynastic Period - Old Kingdom, ca. 3000 - 2750 BCE Amulets with a long piriform body

with a long piriform body tapering to a pointed base

built at Dahshūr

Thinking of wearing this piece

It has a slight grainy quality with minor abrasions

Dimensions:   Max length: 1

A rare Egyptian Steatite Cylinder Seal with Anubis, Early Dynastic Period - Old Kingdom, ca. 3000 - 2750 BCE Amulets with a long piriform bodyCarved black steatite cylinder seal carved with ten stylized linear anubis figures. Seals were most often made of stone but also sometimes of bone, ivory, faience, glass, metal, wood, or even sun dried or baked clay. A recessed inscription was carved onto the cylinder, which produced a raised impression when rolled on a clay tablet or envelope. Cylinder seals were used to protect vessels, clay envelopes and storeroom door latches from tampering. They