Cylinder Seal with a Worshipper and an Inscription
20th-17th century BCE or modern (Old Babylonian/Isin Larsa or modern)
Diam: 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Citation
The content of this seal, a single worshipper standing with his hands raised and registers of cuneiform script, suggest an Old Babylonian date. However, the execution of the figure does not appear authentic. The seal also appears to be unfinished. Cylinder seals are cylindrica...
Artifact
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28388
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object
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normalized
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provenance
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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rightsUri
CC0
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language
en
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0
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.673 |