Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene

Assyrian

9th century BCE

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Title: Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene
Period: Neo-Assyrian
Date: 9th century BCE
Geography: Levant or Syria
Culture: Assyrian
Medium: Egyptian Blue
Dimensions: 1 x 1/2 in. (2.5 x 1.3 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1970
Object Number: 1970.183.2
Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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