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Cylinder SealOld Babylonian period, circa 2000-1600 B.C.

Not on view
Small cylindrical stone seal, dark gray-green with incised cuneiform script in two vertical columns, worn edges revealing rust-brown interior
Dark gray stone cylinder seal with carved relief of a standing figure wearing a horned headdress, flanked by vertical registers with additional incised figures and motifs.
Ancient cylinder seal in dark gray-green stone, showing a carved relief of a robed figure standing atop a stepped structure resembling a ziggurat, photographed against a black background.
Dark gray stone cylinder seal with incised cuneiform inscription covering the surface in vertical columns, smooth worn edges, polished appearance.

Unknown, Cylinder Seal, Old Babylonian period, circa 2000-1600 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Cylinder Seal
Place Made
Mesopotamia
Date Made
Old Babylonian period, circa 2000-1600 B.C.
Medium
Hematite
Dimensions
Height: 1 1/16 in. (2.6 cm); Diameter: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.375
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.
  • Mousavi, Ali. Ancient Near Eastern art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2012.

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