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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1993.191
Title
Cylinder Seal: Two Seated Dogs associated with the Healing Goddess Gula
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
c. 600 BCE
Period
Neo-Assyrian period
Culture
Near Eastern
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292453

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Quartz
Dimensions
2.5 × 1.1 cm (1 × 7/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
1993
Object Number
1993.191
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Two seated dogs associated with the healing goddess Gula; in the field are the crossed heads of a serpent and a bull (?).

Exhibition History

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

Verification Level

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