Cylinder Seal with Figures and Inscriptions

20th century BCE or modern (Old Babylonian or modern)

1.2 cm 3.2 cm

Citation

This seal depicts a figure standing worshipper who has one armed raised towards a stylized tree. Three columns of cuneiform script are incorporated into the scene. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned. Cylinder seals are cylindrical objects carved in reverse (int...

Artifact

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38130
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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/42.592

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