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Cylinder Seal7th-6th century B.C.

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Small cylinder seal carved from milky white stone with rust-brown mineral staining, featuring incised geometric lozenge shapes and horizontal grooves

Unknown, Cylinder Seal, 7th-6th century B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, William Randolph Hearst Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Cylinder Seal
Place Made
Mesopotamia
Date Made
7th-6th century B.C.
Period
Neo-Assyrian
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
Height: 15/16 in. (2.3 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
49.13.43
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient

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