Cylinder Seal with a Contest Scene and an Inscription
This seal depicts a hero standing in a "Master of Animals" pose. He is fighting two rearing winged beasts, grasping one in each hand. An inscription has been incorporated into the scene. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in order to leave rais...
Artifact
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id
2893
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
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 |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_42.827_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_42.827_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_42.827_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.827 |