Cylinder Seal with an Archer Hunting a Griffin and an Inscription
This seal features a kneeling bow hunter about to release an arrow at a rearing winged beast. An inscription, possibly in Elamite, is incorporated into the scene. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in order to leave raised impressions when roll...
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39868
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object
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normalized
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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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CC0
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en
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0
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import
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.833 |
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