Seal (Object)

22372A

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 22372A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Date Made 18th Century - 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Metal
Iconography Snake | Animals | Zodiac
Inscription Language Chinese Language
Description

Small personal seal with a snake on top. The seal script on the bottom be may someone's name. It came into the collection as part of a set of twelve tiny metal seals representing the 12 zodiac signs, however this seal may have belonged to a different set of zodiac seals because it is larger than the others.

Credit Line Gift of Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, 1902

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