Cylinder seal
Cylinder seal
Cylinder seal
Cylinder seal
Cylinder seal
Cylinder seal
Cylinder seal
Cylinder seal

Currently not on view

Cylinder seal,

ca. 3200 – 2900 BCE

Mesopotamian
Jemdet Nasr
1995-170

Information

Title
Cylinder seal
Dates

ca. 3200 – 2900 BCE

Medium
Black serpentine
Dimensions
h. 2.5 cm., diam. 2.4 cm. (1 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Frances B. Humphreys in memory of Julien H. Bryan, Class of 1921, and Gustavus A. Humphreys, Class of 1927
Object Number
1995-170
Culture
Mesopotamian
Period
Jamdat Nasr
Type
cylinder seals
Subject
men, figures (representations), deer

Acquired by Frances B. Humphreys at an unknown date from an unknown source; given to the Museum in 1995 by Mrs. Humphreys in memory of Julien H. Bryan, Class of 1921, and Gustavus A. Humphreys, Class of 1927.

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