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Cylinder Seal9th-7th century B.C.

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Small cylindrical seal carved from translucent pale pink chalcedony or rock crystal, with intaglio figural scene and banded borders at top and bottom

Unknown, Cylinder Seal, 9th-7th 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
9th-7th century B.C.
Medium
Yellow chalcedony
Dimensions
Height: 1 3/16 in. (2.9 cm); Diameter: 1/2 in. (1.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck
Accession Number
M.76.174.414
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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