Cylinder Seal with a Cultic Scene

ca. 911-612 BCE (Neo-Assyrian) H: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm) Citation

The seal features two winged deities facing a worshipper who stands with their arms raised. A stylized tree or altar, a crescent moon, and a rhomb are included in the scene. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in order to leave raised impression...

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22539
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object
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normalized
provenance
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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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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.618

Terms

संस्कृति
Neo-Assyrian
माध्यम
chalcedony
विधा
cylinder seals

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