Stamp seal (grooved oval base with ribbed handle) with cultic scene

Assyro-Babylonian

7th– 6th century BCE

Not on view

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Title: Stamp seal (grooved oval base with ribbed handle) with cultic scene
Period: Neo-Assyrian / Neo-Babylonian
Date: 7th– 6th century BCE
Geography: Levant or Mesopotamia (?)
Culture: Assyro-Babylonian
Medium: Neutral Chalcedony (Quartz)
Dimensions: Seal Face; 2.22 x 1.36 cm
Height: 2.14 cm
String Hole: 0.4 cm
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.4364
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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