Name: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access
Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Egyptian Artca. 2960–2649 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Cylinder seal
Medium	Stone
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 2960–2649 B.C.
Credit Line	Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Dynasty	Dynasty 2
Period	Early Dynastic Period
Date Range	2960 BC – 2649 BC

Provenance

Country

Egypt

From the Dynasty 2 era

ca. 3100–2649 B.C.Plate

ca. 3100–2649 B.C.Bowl

ca. 3100–2649 B.C.Dish

ca. 3100–2649 B.C.Cylinder jar

ca. 3100–2649 B.C.Shallow bowl

ca. 2960–2649 B.C.Cylinder seal

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 570809