LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2025

Museum Hours

Monday

11 am–6 pm

Tuesday

11 am–6 pm

Wednesday

Closed

Thursday

11 am–6 pm

Friday

11 am–8 pm

Saturday

10 am–7 pm

Sunday

10 am–7 pm

 

  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2025
Collections

Cylinder SealAgade period, about 2334-2154 B.C.

Not on view
Small cylinder seal carved from dark green stone with intaglio figures, including a horned deity in fringed robes and a stepped altar-like structure, with white mineral deposits in the carved lines
Title
Cylinder Seal
Place Made
Mesopotamia
Date Made
Agade period, about 2334-2154 B.C.
Medium
Green jasper
Dimensions
Height: 1 1/16 in. (2.6 cm); Diameter: 5/8 in. (1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.363
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.