Hittite Stamp Seal

An ancient Hittite round black stone stamp seal of bi-convex form inscribed on each side with the names of a man, Arma-nani, and woman, Gaya-gata.

Anatolia.
Ca. 1400 - 1200 BC.
Diameter: 1 in. (2.5 cm).

Transliteration:
Side A: LUNA.FRATER (Arma-nani), flanked by BONUS2 VIR2
Side B: Ga-ya-ga-ta3(?), flanked by BONUS2.FEMININA

Published: G. Beckman, â??Anatolian Stamp Seals from a California Collectionâ?? in Studi Micenei ed Egeo Anatolici, vol. 40, (1998) pp. 83-86, no. 6.

Formerly in a California private collection.

Inv#: 8068

$4,500