Harvard Art Museums > 2000.194.8: Seal Engraved with Animals Seals Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Seal Engraved with Animals , 2000.194.8,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/169287. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2000.194.8 Title Seal Engraved with Animals Classification Seals Work Type seal Date 3100-2900 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mesopotamia Period Jemdet Nasr period Culture Mesopotamian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/169287 Physical Descriptions Medium Serpentine Provenance Recorded Ownership History Hans Silvius von Aulock, Istanbul; sold [through Christie's, New York, June 13, 2000, no.532] to Harvard University Art Museums. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Leslie Cheek, Jr. and Purchase through the generosity of Sol Rabin and the Marian H. Phinney Fund Accession Year 2000 Object Number 2000.194.8 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Sitting or squatting human figure with arms outstretched; to the side of the figure there are four running quadrupeds; dots and lines are in the terminal field. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
