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Ancient Near Eastern ArtStone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribedca. 2500–2350 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Cylinder seal
Medium	Stone
Dimensions	H. 4.2 x Diam. 2.8 cm (1 5/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Classification	Stone-Cylinder Seals-Inscribed
Department	Ancient Near Eastern Art
Date	ca. 2500–2350 B.C.
Credit Line	Gift of Walter Hauser, 1955
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	Sumerian
Period	Early Dynastic IIIb
Date Range	2500 BC – 2350 BC

Provenance

Region

Mesopotamia

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 324424