Cylinder seal: humans and goats
Cylinder seal: humans and goats

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Cylinder seal: humans and goats,

ca. 1950–1350 BCE

Syrian
2019-368

Information

Title
Cylinder seal: humans and goats
Dates

ca. 1950–1350 BCE

Medium
Hematite
Dimensions
h. 1.6 × diam. 1 cm (5/8 × 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James B. Moses, Class of 1988, in memory of Henry Clay Moses, Class of 1938
Object Number
2019-368
Place Collected

Asia, Syria

Culture
Syrian
Type
cylinder seals
Materials
hematite
Subject
figures (representations), goats

Given to the Museum in 2019 by B. James Moses

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