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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1993.200
Title
Cylinder Seal: Royal Figure with One Hand Raised
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Date
9th century BCE
Period
Neo-Assyrian period
Culture
Near Eastern
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293711

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Serpentine
Dimensions
2.1 x 1.5 cm (13/16 x 9/16 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
1993.200
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Royal figure with one hand raised, holding a bow(?) faces three figures standing in a line. A fan bearer and a soldier holding a cup stand behind the royal figure; field: plant; sky: rhomb, obscure linear motif; chevron upper border. Lower part of seal is missing.

Verification Level

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