Cylinder Seal with a Contest Scene
This scene depicts dynamic fighting animals, and is similar to other Akkadian contest scenes, in style and material. The authenticity of this piece is doubtful, or it may have been recut. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in order to leave rai...
Artifact
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id
23069
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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
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
0
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source
import
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.664 |