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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2000.194.5
Title
Seal with Animals
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
1900-700 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Anatolia
Period
Bronze Age, Late
Culture
Anatolian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/169726

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
2.5 x 2.4 cm (1 x 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Hans Silvius von Aulock, Istanbul; sold [through Christie's, New York, June 13, 2000, no.522] 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
2000.194.5
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Stamp seal with circular seal plate; the handle is broken off for the most part. On the seal surface a lion and a winged creature sit opposite each other with front paw raised. There is a star between their paws, and a crescent moon above them; below this group is a crouching horned animal, probably a bull.

Verification Level

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