Cylinder Seal with Deities, a Lion, and a Sphinx

18th-17th century BCE (Old Syrian)

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Syrian seals have a diverse range of imagery drawn from Syria, Egypt, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia. This cylinder seal features a winged deity holding a lance and standing at an altar. Another deity holding a scepter stands facing the same direction. Between these figures is a s...

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2385
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and 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/42.405

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