Cylinder Seal with Standing Figures

20th-17th century BCE or modern (Old Babylonian or modern) H: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm) Citation

This seal depicts standing figures, some holding laurels. The surface of the seal is worn, making it difficult to discern details. The authenticity of this object has been questioned. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in order to leave raised...

कलाकृति/वस्तु

id
id
29590
contentType
contentType
object
stage
stage
normalized
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.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
0
source
source
import
Source image fields (2)
imageCount 0
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.614

Terms

संस्कृति
Babylonian
विधा
cylinder seals

Relations

createdBy