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Collections

Cylinder Seal2370-2230 B.C.

Not on view
Small cream-colored cylindrical object, possibly bone or ivory, covered with incised diagonal and zigzag lines filled with rust-brown residue, photographed against a gray background
Title
Cylinder Seal
Place Made
Mesopotamia
Date Made
2370-2230 B.C.
Period
Akkadian
Medium
Stone, alabaster
Dimensions
Height: 13/16 in. (2 cm) Diameter: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
49.13.45
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient