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Sceau-cylindre et impression moderne : scène de chasse

ca. 2250–2150 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 202
La scène représentée sur ce sceau-cylindre est constituée de deux groupes unifiés par un même paysage stylisé. Dans le premier groupe, deux grands arbres encadrent un chasseur qui tient une corne d’ibex. Au-dessus, une inscription cunéiforme identifie le propriétaire du sceau, soit Balu-ili, officier de la cour royale, et précise sa fonction : échanson. Dans le deuxième groupe, deux ibex, chacun au sommet d’une montagne, se font face par-delà trois arbres. Le sceau a été ciselé pendant la période akkadienne, caractérisée par une iconographie enrichie de nouveaux sujets mythologiques, thématiques et narratifs.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Sceau-cylindre et impression moderne : scène de chasse
  • Période: Akkadien tardif
  • Date: v. 2200–2100 av. J.-C.
  • Aire géographique: Mésopotamie
  • Technique: Chert
  • Dimensions: H. 2,8 cm
  • Crédits: Legs de W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Accession Number: 41.160.192
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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