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Stamp-cylinder seal (with loop handle) with hunting scene

ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Stamp-cylinder seal (with loop handle) with hunting scene
  • Period: Iron Age II
  • Date: ca. 8th–7th century BCE
  • Geography: Urartu
  • Culture: Urartian
  • Medium: Limestone or calcite (?)
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 1.77 cm
    Height: 3.45 cm
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Martin Cherkasky, 1981
  • Object Number: 1981.325
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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