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Historical Archive: Steatite, soapstone, chalk bull with man's head, steatite, Mesopotamia c.2150–2000 BCE, Louvre AO 2752 bull with man's head, steatite, Mesopotamia c.2150–2000 BCE, Louvre AO 2752 bull with man's head, steatite, Mesopotamia c.2150–2000 BCE, Louvre AO 2752 steatite jewelry mold from Beth Shean, c.1200-1150 BCE, Penn 29-107-966 20 sided die with Greek letters, steatite (with normal bone die), Louvre I 1532 chalk figure fr. East Riding, 1st c. BCE/CE, Malton; for profile view see Malton Lion-headed god, steatite intaglio, 1st-6th c., Kelsey 63.4.8, Bonner 99 mold for a medallion of St. Simeon, 10th c. Byzantine steatite, KM 0000.08.7517 modern impression of mold for a medallion of St. Simeon, KM 0000.08.7517 dead Christ, steatite pendant, 11th-13th c., MSHM John the Baptist, steatite? Novgorod 11th-13th c., MSHM Christ crowning SS. George and (?)Theodore Stratelates, steatite, 12th c., MSHM GIM 77091, OK 13176 (270), MSHM praying Virgin, steatite, 12th c., MSHM steatite Pentecost, Constantinople 12th c., Vat 61173 steatite Virgin w child, 12th c., Byzantine east: Armenia? Vat 61177 Crucifixion and Lamentation, Byzantine steatite, 12th c., Hermitage steatite Christ, Italy 12th-13th c., Vat 61172 St. Nicholas pendant, Byzantine steatite 12th-13th c., Schn K268 head of a bearded saint, steatite, Byzantine early 12th c., DO 1999.18. This work has its own page. soapstone column base (left restored) fr. Munkeliv Abbey church crypt, Bergen, 1100-50, Bergen MA 355. For detail see Bergen. Doubting Thomas, Byzantine steatite, late 12th-early 13th c., MNW SZM 7055 Doubting Thomas, Byzantine steatite, late 12th-early 13th c., MNW SZM 7055 soapstone baptismal font fr. Os, Hordaland, 1225-50, Bergen MA 37. For other views see Bergen. Ascension (lower part), Byzantine steatite, DO 1951.26 Ascension, reverse, Byzantine steatite, DO 1951.26 head of a saint, Byzantine steatite, DO 1963.26 head of a saint, detail, Byzantine steatite, DO 1963.26 SS George and Theodore receiving martyrs’ crowns, Byzantine steatite, DO 1951.25 SS George and Theodore receiving martyrs’ crowns, detail, Byzantine steatite, DO 1951.25 St. George enkolpion, Byzantine steatite, DO 1940.5 St. George enkolpion, reverse, Byzantine steatite, DO 1940.5 St. Nicholas enkolpion, Byzantine steatite, DO 1958.24