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Steatite

Also know as soap stone, a soft stone that is easily carved and polished.

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Works of Art

The Priest-King sculpture from the Indus Valley Civilization

c. 2600–1900 B.C.E.

An Indus Seal

2500–2400 B.C.E.

Bull’s Head Rhyton

c. 1550-1500 B.C.E.

Harvester Vase

c. 1550–1500 B.C.E.

Stone Head (mahe yafei), Kisi peoples

16th–18th century

Cylinder seals

c. 7600–500 B.C.E.