Cylinder Seal with Hieroglyphs

ca. 2960-2770 BCE (Early Dynastic, Dynasty 1)

1.3 cm 1.5 cm

Citation

This cylinder seal is inscribed with early hieroglyphic signs that most likely spell a personal name or title. A sign for the goddess Neith and the city sign are discernable. The seal is pierced lengthwise so as to be worn as a personal ornament that acted as both a marker of...

कलाकृति/वस्तु

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id
27176
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object
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Joseph Abemayor, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
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0
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source
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.172

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संस्कृति
Egyptian
माध्यम
steatite

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