Cylinder Seal with a Contest Scene

first half 1st millennium BCE or modern (Neo-Assyrian or modern)

1.2 cm 2.6 cm

Citation

This seal features a hero in a "Master of Animals" pose. He holds the forelegs of two winged monsters, one on either side. The authenticity of this seal is questioned due to the cut style of the figures. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (intaglio) in or...

Artifact

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22641
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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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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.689