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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1957.201
Title
Cylinder Seal: Trees and Crescent Moon on Pole, associated with the Moon God Sin
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
c. 612-547 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia
Period
Neo-Babylonian period
Culture
Neo-Babylonian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291420

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Quartz
Dimensions
H. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Edward W. Forbes
Accession Year
1957
Object Number
1957.201
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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