Cylinder Seal with Two Figures and an Inscription

20th-17th century BCE (Old Babylonian/Isin Larsa) Diam: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm) Citation Source image

The scene on this seal depicts a standing figure in a short tunic facing a second figure in long, tufted robe with hands raised. The scene incorporates cuneiform text in three registers. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in order to leave rais...

Artifact

id
id
13870
contentType
contentType
object
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
6
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.587_Top_DD_T06.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.587_Top_DD_T06.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.587_Top_DD_T06.jpg
imageCount 6
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.587