Stamp seal (oval conoid) with cultic scene

Assyro-Babylonian

late 8th–6th century BCE

Not on view

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Stamp seal (oval conoid) with cultic scene
Period: Neo-Assyrian / Neo-Babylonian
Date: late 8th–6th century BCE
Geography: Mesopotamia
Culture: Assyro-Babylonian
Medium: Banded pink Carnelian (Quartz), possibly etched to produce white mottling
Dimensions: Seal Face: 2.12 x 1.69 cm
Height: 2.65 cm
String Hole: 0.25 cm
Credit Line: Purchase, 1893
Object Number: 93.17.86
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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