Cylinder Seal with Temple Façade
This early cylinder seal is inscribed with geometric designs that depict a temple façade and possibly a holy tree. The patterns are reminiscent of nets and organic materials, and are characteristic of the late Predynastic Period (ca. 3650-2960 BCE). This object most likely fun...
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418
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object
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normalized
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Joseph Abemayor, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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0
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import
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.229 |
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