Cylinder Seal: Banquet Scene | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1993.203
Title: Cylinder Seal: Banquet Scene
Classification: Seals
Work Type: seal
Date: c. 883-612 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mesopotamia
Period: Neo-Assyrian period
Culture: Mesopotamian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/293334

Location

Location: Level 3, Room 3440, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Middle Eastern Art in the Service of Kings

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Physical Descriptions

Medium: Serpentine; chip on lower edge
Technique: Intaglio
Dimensions: 3.5 x 1.1 cm (1 3/8 x 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Marcopoli collection, Aleppo, (by 1984). McLendon collection, (by 1993), sold; [through Christie's, New York, June 14, 1993, lot 265], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1993.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year: 1993
Object Number: 1993.203
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Seated king in a fringed robe holding a cup, facing a vessel stand and a beardless attendant with a flag-shaped fan; tree, star, and crescent.

Exhibition History

32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Verification Level

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1993.203: Cylinder Seal: Banquet Scene