Cylinder Seal with Horned Animals before a Temple
Two horned quadrupeds stand before a temple façade decorated with geometric patterns. They may represent a sacred herd, animals raised at the temple for sacrifice. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in order to leave raised impressions when rol...
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34535
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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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1
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.665 |
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