Cylinder Seal
Datec. 1300-1200 BC
Mediumcarnelian
Dimensions5.2 x 0.8 cm
ClassificationsObject
Credit LineGift of Dr. Lillian Malcove
Object numberM82.232
DescriptionCarnelian seal stone in cylindrical shape with a drilled hole through a long carved ring at the top and carved in low relief with human headed winged sphinx shown galloping through stylized plants with star-shaped foliage. Perhaps from Northern Iraq, Middle Assyrian date ca. 1300-1200 BC. Attribution and date provided to Dr. Malcove by Edtith Porada.Collections
- Malcove Collection
12th-15th c
c. 1st-2nd c
1st/5th c
5th c
c. 550-400 BC
c. 550-400 BC
c. 2000-1200 BC
5th century