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Cylinder SealElamite period, about 13th-12th century B.C.

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Small cylindrical faience or glazed ceramic bead with turquoise glaze, unglazed gray collar bands at each end, and incised chevron pattern across the body

Unknown, Cylinder Seal, Elamite period, about 13th-12th century B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Cylinder Seal
Place Made
Iran, Mesopotamia or Syria
Date Made
Elamite period, about 13th-12th century B.C.
Medium
Blue material, inlaid black faience
Dimensions
Height: 2 in. (5 cm); Diameter: 9/16 in. (1.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.422
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.

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