Cylinder Seal with a Cultic Scene

14th-13th century BCE (Middle Assyrian) Diam: 5/8 in. (1.5 cm) Citation Source image

During the Middle Assyrian period, the art of the cylinder seal increased in naturalism, movement, and sculptural quality. This scene depicts a cultic scene with a worshipper and a deity standing on either side of some type of emblem or altar, much of which has been worn away....

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5049
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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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en
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1
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Terms

संस्कृति
Assyrian
माध्यम
white stone
विधा
cylinder seals

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