Cylinder Seal with Standing Figures and an Inscription

20th-17th century BCE or modern (Old Babylonian or modern)

1.5 cm 2.2 cm

Citation

This seal depicts two standing figures facing one another, a crescent moon between them. Three columns of cuneiform text are incorporated into the scene. The surface of the seal is worn. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects...

Artifact

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16201
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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.
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en
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.598

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