Cylinder Seal with a Winged Genius and Human-Headed Lions
A four-winged genius grasps two winged, human-headed lions by their beards in a "Master of Animals" pose. The scene is decorated with a rhomb, star, moon, and fish. The winged genius served as a protective guardian. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (int...
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19409
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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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5
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.666 |
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