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Photograph of the object Base of a scarab seal from Canaan, ca. 1640-1550 BCE, with a crocodile-headed figure. Glazed steatite museum comparison; The Met, 10.130.398. No specific findspot is stated.The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 10.130.398 · Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910 · CC0 · Source · CC0 1.0
A small seal-amulet of glazed steatite that the museum records "From Canaan, Levant" and dates by an Egyptian dynasty. Place, dating scheme and culture are three separate questions here.
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Photograph of the object Canaanite jar from the Levant, ca. 1500-1400 BCE. The Met, 2001.761.9; the collection record does not state an exact findspot.The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 2001.761.9 · Gift of Bess Myerson, 2001 · CC0 · Source · CC0 1.0
A large Late Bronze Age clay jar that the museum records as "Canaanite" and "Levant" with no findspot. A pointed base and two handles: a form made for storage and transport, which says something about the vessel before anyone knows where it came from.
Scarab with a crocodile-headed figure · Canaanite jar
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · Gallery 111, The Met Fifth Avenue According to the museum record as read on 22.10.2026; display changes, so check before visiting.
Not on view at present, according to the official record The record was read on 22.10.2026; display changes, so check before visiting.
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