Cylinder seal: figures (top register); geometric design (middle register); and winged figures (bottom register)
Cylinder seal: figures (top register); geometric design (middle register); and winged figures (bottom register)

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Cylinder seal: figures (top register); geometric design (middle register); and winged figures (bottom register),

ca. 1700–1500 BCE

Mesopotamian
First Syrian Group
2019-372

Information

Title
Cylinder seal: figures (top register); geometric design (middle register); and winged figures (bottom register)
Dates

ca. 1700–1500 BCE

Medium
Carnelian
Dimensions
h. 2.5 × diam. 1 cm (1 × 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James B. Moses, Class of 1988, in memory of Henry Clay Moses, Class of 1938
Object Number
2019-372
Place Collected

Asia, Syria

Culture
Mesopotamian
Type
cylinder seals
Materials
carnelian
Subject
gods, mythical or legendary beings, figures (representations)

Given to the Museum in 2019 by B. James Moses

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