Cylinder seal: King Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu
Cylinder seal: King Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu

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Cylinder seal: King Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu,

ca. 2400–2200 BCE

Mesopotamian
Akkadian
2019-365

Information

Title
Cylinder seal: King Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu
Dates

ca. 2400–2200 BCE

Medium
Hematite
Dimensions
h. 2.2 × diam. 1.2 cm (7/8 × 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James B. Moses, Class of 1988, in memory of Henry Clay Moses, Class of 1938
Object Number
2019-365
Place Collected

Asia, Iraq

Culture
Mesopotamian
Period
Akkadian
Type
cylinder seals
Materials
hematite
Subject
kings (people), men, figures (representations), lions

Given to the Museum in 2019 by B. James Moses

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