Cylinder Seal

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Cylinder Seal

Iran, Mesopotamia or Syria, Old Babylonian period, circa 2000-1600 B.C.
Tools and Equipment; seals
Hematite
Height: 1 in. (2.4 cm); Diameter: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck (M.76.174.373)
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Snyder, Joel. "Making Photographs Public." In The "Public" Life of Photographs, edited by Thierry Gervais, 16-37. Toronto: Ryerson Image Centre, 2016.
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.