The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Cylinder seal and modern impression: above, royal figures approaching a suppliant goddess; below, a banquet scene

Cylinder seal and modern impression: above, royal figures approaching a suppliant goddess; below, a banquet scene

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

By 1983, collection of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, New York; acquired by the Museum in 1985, gift of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky, New York.
References

Annual Report of the Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 116 (July 1, 1985 - June 30, 1986), p. 16.

Pittman, Holly, in collaboration with Joan Aruz. 1987. Ancient Art in Miniature: Near Eastern Seals from the Collection of Martin and Sarah Cherkasky. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 58, p. 68.
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What
Stone (7,956)

Figures (5,015)

Seals (2,927)

Cylinder seals (831)

Stamps (392)

Hematite (368)
Where
Asia (68,072)

Syria (1,271)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,624)
In the Museum
Ancient Near Eastern Art (6,169)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The Eastern Mediterranean, 2000–1000 B.C.
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