Cylinder Seal with Worshippers at an Altar and Griffins

18th-17th century BCE (Old Syrian)

1.5 cm 2 cm 2 cm

Citation

Syrian seals have a diverse range of imagery drawn from Syria, Egypt, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia. This seal depicts two standing worshippers flanking an altar laden with cakes. The figures' hands are clasped in front of them, and astral signs fill the space between their faces....

Artifact

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17934
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.414

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