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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1957.197
Title
Cylinder Seal: Warrior King faces a Figure, possibly the God Amurru
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
c. 1950 BCE-1600 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia
Period
Old Babylonian/Isin-Larsa period
Culture
Mesopotamian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291174

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hematite
Technique
Intaglio

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Edward W. Forbes
Accession Year
1957
Object Number
1957.197
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Impressions of Mesopotamia: Seals from the Ancient Near East, Arthur M. Sackler Museum

Verification Level

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