Cylinder Seal with a Contest Scene

ca. 911-612 BCE (Neo-Assyrian)

1.4 cm 2.7 cm

Citation

On this cylinder seal, a hero stands between two rampant human-headed sphinxes, who turn their heads back. Above their heads are solar symbols, such as a crescent moon, a star, and seven dots representing the Pleiades. Between the figures are three animals: a rooster, a fish,...

Artifact

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23165
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object
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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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CC0
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en
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0
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.581

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