Cylinder Seal with a Worshipper and an Inscription

20th-17th century BCE or modern (Old Babylonian/Isin Larsa or modern)

1.7 cm 3.6 cm

Citation

The surface of this cylinder seal is worn, but the scene appears to feature a worshipper standing before an altar with a tree. Three and a half columns of cuneiform text are incorporated into the scene. The authenticity of this object has been questioned.Cylinder seals are cyl...

Artifact

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1845
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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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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.574

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