314, Lot: 516. Estimate $200. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Steatite cachet. Syria, Proto–Literate Period, circa 3500 BC. Cachet in the shape of a foot, with long arm pierced at top. On face (sole), diamond pattern in 3x4 rows. Dimensions: 21x10x22mm. See Ashmolean II, pl. I, 2–3 and 5 for similar. Severe wear on face, with deposits covering bottom half of piece.