Ancient Near Eastern ArtStone-Cylinder Seals2nd millennium B.C.
Artwork Details
| Title | Cylinder seal and modern impression: male and griffin demon slaying animal; terminal: animal attack scenes, guilloche |
| Medium | Hematite |
| Dimensions | H. 13/16 in. (2 cm); Diam. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm) |
| Classification | Stone-Cylinder Seals |
| Department | Ancient Near Eastern Art |
| Date | 2nd millennium B.C. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Nanette B. Kelekian, in memory of Charles Dikran and Beatrice Kelekian, 1999 |
| Object Page | View at The Met |
Cultural Origin
| Culture | Mitanni |
| Period | Mitanni |
| Date Range | 2000 BC – 1000 BC |
Provenance
| Region | Mesopotamia or Syria |
More stone-cylinder seals from the Mitanni tradition
CS
ca. late 2nd millennium B.C.Cylinder seal
CS
ca. 15th–14th century B.C.Cylinder seal
CS
ca. 1500–1350 B.C.Cylinder seal
CS
ca. 16th–14th century B.C.Cylinder seal
CS
ca. late 2nd millennium B.C.Cylinder seal
CS
ca. 15th century B.C.Cylinder seal
CS
ca. mid- to late 2nd millennium B.C.Cylinder seal
CS
ca. 15th–13th century B.C.Cylinder seal
Other works from the Mitanni period
CS
ca. 15th century B.C.Cylinder seal
CS
ca. 15th–13th century B.C.Cylinder seal
V
ca. 1280 B.C.Vessel
CS
ca. late 2nd millennium B.C.Cylinder seal
CS
ca. 15th–13th century B.C.Cylinder seal
CS
ca. 15th–13th century B.C.Cylinder seal
CS
ca. 15th–13th century B.C.Cylinder seal
CS
ca. 15th–14th century B.C.Cylinder seal and modern impression: nude male, griffins…
Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 327761