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Collections

Cylinder Sealcirca 2300 B.C.

Not on view
Small cylindrical stone seal, dark gray-green with worn surface, inscribed with a vertical column of cuneiform script
Title
Cylinder Seal
Place Made
Mesopotamia
Date Made
circa 2300 B.C.
Period
Third Dynasty of Ur - Isin
Medium
Stone (black serpentine)
Dimensions
Height: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm) Diameter: 3/8 in. (1 cm) Weight: 0.01 lb. (4.3 g)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
49.13.52
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient